Sanford Bishop: “I am pleased to rise in support of the FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. I would first, however, like to commend…”

“I am pleased to rise in support of the FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. I would first, however, like to commend Committee Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Lowey, and all the Committee members and staff on both sides of the aisle, for exhibiting a fine example of bipartisan cooperation and teamwork through the production of this bill. As I stated just now/earlier, I am very pleased with the Military Construction--Veteran Affairs portion of this omnibus bill and fully support its recommendations. As a former member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, I am confident that the FY14 bill provides adequate funding to meet our nation's military and security needs for the coming fiscal year and beyond. More importantly, the bill avoids the extreme and devastating reductions in funding which would have occurred under the next round of sequestration, which, as we all know, could have had a profound impact on our nation's security.…”