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Granger Remarks on Senate-Amended Disaster Relief
June 3, 2019
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WASHINGTON – Today, top Appropriations Committee Republican Kay Granger (R-TX) delivered the following remarks on Senate-amended H.R. 2157, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019.
Mister Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2157, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019.
This bill provides much-needed relief to more than 40 states and territories to help them recover from devastating hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, and tornadoes.
The bill provides critical aid to farmers and ranchers across the country.
From the Category 5 hurricane that destroyed crops in the Southeast to the historic floods of farmland in the Midwest and fires in the West, billions of dollars of damage has occurred.
The funds in this bill will help restore the livelihoods of our agricultural producers and rural communities.
Granger Remarks on Disaster Relief MTR
May 10, 2019
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WASHINGTON – Today, top Appropriations Committee Republican Kay Granger (R-TX) delivered the following remarks on the Motion to Recommit for H.R. 2157, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019.
Madam Speaker, my motion amends the bill by adding the additional $2.88 billion dollars the Administration has said is needed to care for the unaccompanied children that continue to flood our southern border.
I am offering this motion because the bill we are considering today does not address this need.
 
The children who come across our border without a parent become the responsibility of our Federal government.
Granger Remarks on Disaster Relief
May 10, 2019
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WASHINGTON – Today, top Appropriations Committee Republican Kay Granger (R-TX) delivered the following remarks on H.R. 2157, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019.

Madam Speaker, I rise today on H.R. 2157, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019.

This bill is similar to the disaster supplemental that passed the House in January. We have been waiting for the Senate to act on their version of the supplemental for several months.

During the four months since the House passed a bill, additional areas have been affected by natural disasters.

We know that the need is great, but taking up a disaster bill for the second time without addressing the Administration's concerns unfortunately will not increase its chance of becoming law.

There is a lot to praise in this bill. It will provide critical resources to communities struggling to recover from hurricanes, wildfires, flooding and tornadoes.

Granger Opening Statement During Hearing on the Administration’s Unaccompanied Children Program
February 27, 2019
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Kay Granger gave the following opening statement during the Committee's hearing on the Administration's Unaccompanied Children Program:

"I would like to thank Chairwoman Delauro and Ranking Member Cole, who also serves as the Vice Ranking Member for the Full Committee, for holding this hearing today.

"The treatment of children entering our country unaccompanied by an adult is one that concerns all of us.

"I have been engaged on this issue since 2014 when our country experienced an unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied children, mostly teenagers, coming across our southern border.

"At the time, I was Chair of the State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee, and the Speaker of the House asked me to lead a congressional task force to identify the root causes of the problem and recommend solutions.

Chairman Frelinghuysen Floor Statement on Continuing Resolution Through February 8, 2019
December 20, 2018
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen gave the following statement on the House floor today in support of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 695, a bill making further additional continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019.
Chairman Frelinghuysen Floor Statement on House-Senate Conference Report on Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Funding Bills
September 26, 2018
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen gave the following statement on the House floor today in support of the Conference Report for H.R. 6157, which includes the Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education funding bills, along with a Continuing Resolution through December 7, 2018.
Chairman Frelinghuysen Floor Statement on H.R. 5895 Conference Report
September 13, 2018
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen today spoke on the House floor in support of the House-Senate Conference Report for H.R. 5895. This is the first "minibus" package of Appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes the Energy and Water, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch Appropriations bills.
Chairman Frelinghuysen Statement at House-Senate Conference Committee Meeting on H.R. 6147
September 13, 2018
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen gave the following statement before the House-Senate Conference Committee meeting on H.R. 6147, the third FY 2019 "minibus" Appropriations package, which includes the Interior, Financial Services, Agriculture, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bills.
Frelinghuysen Statement at Conference Committee Meeting on FY 2019 Defense and Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Package
September 13, 2018
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen gave the following statement before the House-Senate Conference Committee meeting on H.R. 6157, the second FY 2019 "minibus" Appropriations package, which includes the Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bills.
Chairman Frelinghuysen Floor Statement on H.R. 6157, the FY 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill
June 26, 2018
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House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 6157, the Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill.
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