Haley Stevens: “I strongly urge all my colleagues to vote in support of this bill, which addresses urgent funding requirements for the…”

“I strongly urge all my colleagues to vote in support of this bill, which addresses urgent funding requirements for the Department of Defense, and many agencies responsible for dealing with natural disasters. The conference report provides $2.8 billion for emergency defense accounts. These amounts are not offset by any reductions to defense or non-defense appropriations--they are treated genuinely as emergencies. We recommend these appropriations based on the expenditures already made by the military, and recognizing the devastating effect of failing to provide these funds now.”