house appropriations

By Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart In the Biden-Harris economy, Americans have to do more with less while eliminating nonessentials. The government can do the same. As chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, which is responsible for funding our national security and foreign policy priorities, I have taken a scalpel to government spending. The SFOPS bill for fiscal […]

U.S. Representatives shared their rationales for voting for or against the newest appropriations bill that stopped a government shutdown. The bill passed 339-85. The vote was not strictly on party lines, but most “no” votes came from Republicans (83). GOP Members of Congress boasted cuts to federal agencies including the FBI (6%), ATF (7%), and […]

The Republican Party, and by extension America, is still reeling from Representative Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) ouster as Speaker of the House. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) went on America's Newsroom to give his own take, especially on why he voted to retain McCarthy. While Rep. Donalds admitted "a lot of things did not happen well under McCarthy," he did not vote […]

With the House of Representatives coming back into session soon, the Republican majority has two weeks to complete appropriations bills, especially for southern border security. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria to discuss, saying if they are not produced in time, "We are embedding into law for another year the Nancy Pelosi […]

According to Florida Congressman Francis Rooney (R), Democrats inserted language into the bill that “explicitly prohibit any funding for securing the southern border.”