DeLauro Floor Remarks on Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023

DeLauro Floor Remarks on Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023

The following statement was published by the U.S. Department of HCA on Dec. 14, 2022. It is reproduced in full below.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023:

I rise today in support of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, which extends funding for critical federal programs and services through December 23rd.

While I would have preferred today to come before the House to pass a final 2023 government funding package, I am encouraged that we have come to an agreement on a framework that provides a path forward to enact an omnibus next week. The legislation before us today is a simple date change that keeps the government up and running as we negotiate the details of final spending bills and complete the work of funding the government programs that meet the needs of hardworking Americans.

All of us in this room know well that final funding bills are the best way to guarantee the necessary resources for the government programs and policies that make the biggest impact on our constituents. We will soon bring to the Floor an omnibus that continues to make important investments-because we know the impact of a government that looks out for the middle class, working families, and for small businesses.

The final funding bills we will bring to a vote will include investments that will help hardworking Americans, rebuild our infrastructure, keep our nation competitive, strengthen our supply chain, and help small businesses access the capital they need-the keys to our economic future. The final omnibus agreement will help keep our nation and our communities safe with the certainty that we all deserve. And I can say with certainty this package will include Community Project Funding that responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in communities all over America and that so many of my colleagues have worked tirelessly to deliver to their constituents.

I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Source: U.S. Department of HCA

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