06/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/28/2024 09:50
Today, the House passed Republicans' extreme 2025 Defense funding bill that harms our military readiness, undermines democracy at home and abroad, and abandons Ukraine. Instead of investing in our national security and the issues that matter most to our men and women in uniform, the bill includes harmful policy riders that divide our nation.
The legislation:
Congresswoman McCollum's full remarks are here.
"Congress has the unique and solemn responsibility of providing the funds necessary to defend and protect our nation. In Connecticut, we understand the importance of the investments we make in the annual Defense funding bill. But the bill House Republicans just forced through does not advance our national defense capabilities. It weakens our national security, undermines democracy at home and abroad, and threatens our military readiness." Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) said. "The House Republican majority has once again chosen to take us down the same chaotic path as last year, filling their unserious funding bills with extreme cuts and policies that would harm United States' safety and security. Despite broad bipartisan support for Ukraine, the bill rewards Russia by failing to fundthe Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Itcontains a laundry list of partisan proposals that divide Americans and appease their most hateful, extreme members, including provisions that hurt servicemembers and further their goal of making abortion illegal nationally by making it harder for women in our military to obtain reproductive care. By forcing consideration of this bill, the majority has sent a message to our adversaries that Republicans care more about scoring political points than giving our servicemembers the certainty of government funding process completed on time."
Congresswoman DeLauro's full remarks are here.
A summary of the bill can be found here. A fact sheet of the bill is here.
The text and accompanying report of the legislation, before action on the House Floor, is available here.
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