Political Quotes

“Let me remind my colleagues what the underlying CR does to existing programs even before we consider the additional across-the-board cut offered by Mr. Jordan: A cut of $107 million from food safety inspections. This amendment by Mr. Jordan would take an additional $5.6 million. The CR also already cuts $400 million to the Food and Drug Administration, and this amendment would take an additional $22 million. Cuts to State law enforcement assistance of $1.3 billion, 35 percent compared to the current rate; the Jordan amendment would cut an additional $68 million. The original version also completely eliminated the Cops Hiring Program, but an amendment passed by the House this week from our side prevailed, reinstating some of that funding. It cut $661 million below the current rate from the Army Corps of Engineers, leaving hundreds of communities without critical flood control and navigation work. The Jordan amendment would cut an additional $35 million. The CR also completely eliminates weatherization in State energy programs. It cuts $648 million from the Nuclear Nonproliferation program, increasing the likelihood of bomb grade material entering the United States. The Jordan amendment would cut an additional $37 million. The CR cuts safe drinking water and clean water State funds by 56 percent, or $1.7 billion. The Jordan amendment would cut an additional $167.2 million. The CR cuts the maximum Pell Grant amount by $845.”