Press Releases
June 4, 2013
Highlights and Key Points:
2013 Enacted: $71.929 billion
President's Request: $74.690 billion
Appropriations bill: $73.320 billion
Military Construction: $9.954 billion, a decrease of $670 million below 2013 and $1.056 billion below the budget request, is provided for Military Construction programs.
• The Appropriations bill provides Reserve Components total funding of $676.3 million, which is $17 million below the FY2014 budget request and $369 million below the FY2013 enacted level.
• The Appropriations bill fully funds the FY2014 budget request for Family Housing construction at $1.542 billion, a reduction of $107 million from the FY2013 enacted level.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
June 4, 2013
The bill we are considering continues our long commitment to our veterans and military facilities. It continues a bipartisan tradition of providing funding levels that members on both sides agree are appropriate, while avoiding contentious legislative riders that complicate passage.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
June 4, 2013
I continue to be frustrated with the unacceptable claims backlog and the lack of an integrated Electronic Health Records System which is causing unconscionable delays.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
June 4, 2013
The Ryan budget endorses sequestration and is unrealistic, unworkable, and economically misguided.
May 22, 2013
The terrible devastation from tornadoes in Oklahoma is only the latest reminder that the federal government must be prepared to help American families affected by natural disasters.
Issues:Homeland Security
May 22, 2013
While I intend to support this mark, and believe it represents an improvement over the budget requestit is still a far cry from the bill I believe we would want to craft were we operating under a more reasonable allocation.
Issues:Homeland Security
May 21, 2013
The insufficiency of these allocations is crystal clear. Democrats cannot and will not support Appropriations bills that continue to gut services and investments critical to middle-class American families.
May 21, 2013
I am pleased the 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act would continue our long commitment of caring for the men and women who have served in uniform, and providing the resources necessary for maintenance and construction of military facilities.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
May 21, 2013
This bill provides funding levels that members on both sides agree are appropriate, while avoiding contentious legislative riders that complicate passage.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
May 16, 2013
While we have a reasonable bill before us given the allocation, unfortunately there is a dark cloud looming over the committee.
Issues:Homeland Security