I don't have that dollar amount, but I know that it's in the $50 billion category to do a temporary patch, which we have done over the last few years. We borrowed the money each time we've done that, but it's about $50 billion. We intend to pay for it.
Discussing funding for a temporary patch during a floor speech.
Share
More from Steny Hoyer
If we want a government that reflects the best of America and can deliver for the safety, health, and opportunity of our people, we must invest in our federal workforce.
I’m proud to represent more than 75,000 civilian federal employees in Maryland’s Fifth District, and I will continue to fight this Administration’s efforts to denigrate them and deny them the pay and benefits they are due.
We cannot turn the clock back to the time before the ADA, when those with disabilities were ostracized, isolated, and locked away.
I look forward to working with my colleagues to reach agreement and pass robust and bipartisan sanctions legislation. We must send the strongest possible message of American support as Ukraine defends democracy against despotism.
Other voices in this conversation
