Erin Houchin: “Last night, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 847, providing for the House's continued…”

“Last night, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 847, providing for the House's continued consideration of appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024. The rule provides for H.R. 4664, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2024, to be considered under a structured rule with 104 amendments made in order. It provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees and provides for one motion to recommit. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this rule and support the underlying pieces of legislation. H.R. 4664, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2024, was subject to a robust committee process, one that saw both Republicans and Democrats offer amendments during the markup. This is a work product the whole House can be proud of. Chairman Womack and his team, working together with Ranking Member Hoyer and his team, have produced a comprehensive and timely bill. While I am sure the two sides have differences of opinion on the final product, I am also sure I am joined by all my colleagues in thanking them for their hard work. There are many aspects of this appropriations bill that I want to highlight. First and foremost is the commitment to rooting out wasteful spending.…”