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The final Continuing Resolution (CR) legislation for fiscal year 2011 unveiled today by House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers contains historic spending cuts of nearly $40 billion, and will provide funding to keep the federal government operating for the remainder of the fiscal year. The passage of the bill in the House and Senate will mark the end of an arduous and long-overdue budget process initiated by the failure of the previous Democrat-controlled Congress to pass a budget or enact a single one of the 12 annual Appropriations bills last year.
The House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies scheduled Public Witness Days involving Native American issues have been rescheduled for May 3 and 4, 2011.
These hearings have been rescheduled at the following dates and times:
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 9:30 AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 9:30 AM
The hearings were originally scheduled for the following dates and times:
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 9:30 AM
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 1:00 PM
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers has announced that a bi-partisan, bi-cameral agreement on spending for the remainder of the fiscal year has been reached. The agreement between House, Senate, and White House negotiators will prevent a government shutdown, fund the entire federal government until September 30, 2011, and provide essential funding for national defense. In addition, the legislation will cut approximately tens of billions in federal spending – representing the largest non-defense spending cut in the history of the nation.
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today offered legislation on the floor of the House to prevent a government shutdown by extending federal funding for one additional week. The bill will provide time for House and Senate negotiators to come to a final budget agreement, while funding the Department of Defense – including pay for troops and their families – for the rest of the fiscal year.
The floor statement by Chairman Rogers follows:
