Hageman Votes NO on Reckless and Rushed Government Funding ‘Minibus’

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted NO on a bloated appropriations package of six funding bills (‘minibus’) that continues to overspend at historic levels.

Representative Hageman stated, “This 1,102 page bill that spends $1.2 trillion taxpayer dollars was provided to us a mere 32 hours before we were expected to vote on it. Sadly, this is business as usual in Washington, DC. It continues spending at higher levels than the Covid era FY2023 appropriations package, does nothing to end the Biden border invasion, fails to defund DEI and radical climate programs, and further explodes our obscenely high $34 trillion-dollar national debt. To add insult to injury, the minibus was written behind closed doors and did not go through the rules committee or allow for any amendments.

“This is not what winning looks like and it is not what the American people sent us here to accomplish.”

‘Minibus’ failures:

• At a cost of $1.2 trillion to American taxpayers, the bill does nothing to cut spending from record high Covid-era levels – even as our national debt soared past $34 trillion.
• Does not include any meaningful border security provisions, such as those included in H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which was passed by the House a year ago and has never been taken up by the Senate.
• Does not eliminate funding to the World Health Organization (WHO).
• Does not defund Biden’s unconstitutional student loan bailouts.
• Does not eliminate Diversity Equity, Inclusion (DEI) programs in federal agencies.
• Does not end Department of Defense abortion travel funding.
• Continues to fund flawed “climate” programs.
• Provides $32.5 million for the United Nations Population Fund.
• Provides $200 million for a new FBI headquarters – even as FBI leadership has been weaponized against the American people, surveilling parents at school board meetings, families attending church, and pro-life individuals.

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Contact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director