Political Quotes

“As the chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, I rise today in strong support of the FY23 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. First, I thank the staff on both sides for their efforts in drafting this bill and preparing it to come to the House floor. I also want to thank my colleague, the ranking member, Mr. Womack, for his hard work and collaboration on this bill. He has been thoughtful in his input and, frankly, a pleasure to work with. The FSGG bill includes $29.8 billion in funding, an increase of $4.3 billion over last year. For Treasury, the bill includes $15.6 billion, $1.3 billion above last year. Within that level, there is $336 million for CDFIs, an increase of $41 million. The IRS gets $13.6 billion, an increase of $1 billion over the 2022 level. For ONDCP, $462 million, including $300 million for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program and $110 million for the Drug- Free Communities Program. For the Judiciary, $8.6 billion, within this amount, $128 million is targeted for judiciary security, cybersecurity, and information technology modernization. For the Supreme Court, $143 million, $30 million above last year, included in this increase is funding to provide for enhanced security services. For the Consumer Product Safety Commission, $166.3 million, $27.3 million above last year, including $2.5 million for Pool Safety Grants.…”