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WASHINGTON – Today, top Appropriations Committee Republican Kay Granger (TX12) issued the following statement after opposing efforts by Democrats to terminate President Trump's February 15th national emergency declaration to secure the border.

"Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to travel to the southern border to see firsthand the situation we face. The President is correct, we have a crisis that must be addressed, both for the sake of the American people and those seeking entry.

WASHINGTON – Today, the House voted to keep the government open by passing H.J. Res. 31. The bill – which passed the House 300-128 – will fund the Department of Homeland Security and includes the remaining appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2019.

Top Appropriations Committee Republican Kay Granger (TX12), who was the lead House Republican on the Conference Committee and was instrumental in reaching a final agreement took to the floor before the vote to encourage her colleagues to vote for the measure.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX), top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee and member of the Homeland Security Conference Committee, issued the following statement following the State of the Union Address tonight.

WASHINGTON – House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Kay Granger (R-TX), the top Republican on the Committee, delivered the following remarks at the panel's first organizational meeting of the year.

Thank you, Chairwoman Lowey. I would like to begin by congratulating you, not only for becoming the chair of this great Committee, but for being the first woman to hold the gavel.

WASHINGTON – Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Kay Granger (R-TX) announced Republican subcommittee assignments for the 116^th Congress.

"I am very proud of the team we've put together. I look forward to working with each of them to ensure the priorities of the American people are reflected in the work of this Committee," said Granger.

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration

WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, Ranking Member Kay Granger (R-TX), issued the following statement in response to an agreement to reopen the federal government.

WASHINGTON – Today, a majority of House Democrats voted against a measure put forward by House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Kay Granger (R-TX) to immediately pay federal workers. This was the third time Granger, the top Republican on the Committee, has put forward the measure in the last week—and the third time Democrats have put politics above federal employees.