Financial Services and General Government (113th Congress)
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Mike Quigley (IL)
Chaka Fattah (PA)
Sanford Bishop (GA)
Jurisdiction
Department of the Treasury
District of Columbia
The Judiciary
Executive Office of the President
Compensation of the President
Council of Economic Advisers
Executive Residence at the White House
Federal Drug Control Programs
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program
National Security Council
Office of Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Policy Development
Official Residence of the Vice President
Special Assistance to the President
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Unanticipated Needs
White House Office
White House Repair and Restoration
Independent Agencies
Administrative Conference of the United States
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Election Assistance Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General
Federal Election Commission
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Federal Trade Commission
General Services Administration
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Merit Systems Protection Board
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation
National Archives and Records Administration
National Credit Union Administration
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds
Office of Special Counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission
Selective Service System
Small Business Administration
United States Postal Service, Payment to the Postal Service Fund, Postal Regulatory Commission and Office of Inspector General
United States Tax Court
General Provisions, Governmentwide
2014 Total enacted level: $22.07 billion
2015 Committee mark: $20.35 billion
2015 Omnibus: $21.82 billion
Highlights and key points:
I am saddened to have to rise in opposition to this legislation today. As a long-time appropriator, I remember the days when we were always able to come together to determine the funding levels for our government in a bipartisan manner and with little partisan warfare. Unfortunately, this bill is not a product of those times.
I'd like to thank Chairman Crenshaw and Ranking Member Serrano for their work on this bill, and the bipartisan spirit in which they work.
Unfortunately, however, low allocations and policy riders in this bill fail to prioritize the middle class, create jobs, and provide opportunity for every citizen to succeed. Meanwhile this bill cuts already-reduced funding levels for regulatory agencies that protect the public and crack down on special interests who abuse the system.
Thank you, Chairman Rogers.
Let me begin by thanking Chairman Crenshaw for his efforts to conduct this subcommittee in a fair and bipartisan manner. We do not always agree on everything, but you are always willing to listen to our side, and you have made efforts to accommodate our side's priorities.
Unfortunately, I think Chairman Crenshaw has been dealt a difficult hand with this bill. This subcommittee received a totally inadequate 302(b) allocation compared to our funding level in fiscal year 2014 onmibus. The bill is $566 million below the level agreed to in the fiscal year 2014 omnibus. This cut is equal to 2.6 percent of the bill, a level that no other subcommittee has been forced to take. The result it is that there are several agencies in this bill that are inadequately funded.