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September 23, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks during debate of H.R. 5323, an Iron Dome supplemental appropriations bill.

Mister Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5323, which provides funding for Israel's Iron Dome system.

I have a long record of supporting Israel and am proud to support this bill today.


August 19, 2021
Op-Eds
Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA) and Appropriations Committee Lead Republican Kay Granger (TX) wrote an op-ed for the Washington Examiner, showcasing the Democrats' efforts to gut the longstanding, bipartisan Hyde Amendment and provide abortion on demand at the taxpayers' expense:

August 17, 2021

WASHINGTON - Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Afghanistan.

"The fall of Afghanistan into the hands of the Taliban just weeks before the 20th anniversary of September 11th is a tragedy that will have many impacts, both short and long term.


July 21, 2021
Subcommittee Ranking Member Tom Cole (R-OK) and Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair Dr. Andy Harris (R-MD) led a press conference on the Democrats' plan to strip longstanding, bipartisan protections against taxpayer-funded abortions after they rejected efforts by Committee Republicans to reinstate the Hyde and Weldon Amendments during the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education FY22 full committee markup.

July 16, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Energy and Water Development and Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. The committee also considered technical changes to the subcommittee allocations, known as 302(b)s. Committee Republicans did not support reporting out these measures due to the total spending level and controversial policy provisions that are in the bills.


July 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Commerce, Justice, and Science. Committee Republicans were unable to support the bills due to the total spending level and controversial policy provisions that are in the bills.


July 13, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Defense and Homeland Security. Committee Republicans were unable to support the bills due to the total spending level and controversial policy provisions that are in the bills.


July 1, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Interior and Environment and State and Foreign Operations. Committee Republicans were unable to support the bills due to the total spending level and controversial policy provisions that are in the bills.


June 30, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, the subcommittees on Defense and Homeland Security met to consider their appropriations bills for fiscal year 2022. The measures were reported out to the full committee with concerns raised by Republicans.

June 29, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2022 subcommittee spending levels, known as "302(b)" allocations. The appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government and Legislative Branch were also considered.