Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this combination of appropriations bills, this minibus. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a few minutes to discuss this CJS component of the bill. First, I would like to thank, again, our overall chairwoman of appropriations for her amazing dignified service in the Congress and to the Appropriations Committee. I also want to express my appreciation to Chairman Jose Serrano, whose leadership of CJS has been unmatched. Thank you to the staff, Bob Bonner, Jeff Ashford, T.J. Lowdermilk, Shannon McCully, B.G. Wright, Faye Cobb, Trisha Castaneda, and also acknowledge the good faith and the assistance of Ranking Member Aderholt and the minority staff as well. The fiscal year 2021 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill includes a total of $71.473 billion in discretionary budget authority, which is actually a $1.7 billion decrease below last year's level. This reflects the natural decline in the funding requirement due to the decreased needs associated with the completion of the 2020 Census. But even at this overall funding level, the CJS bill sustains strong increases to invest in jobs and economic development, reduce gun violence, address climate change, sustain scientific leadership in the world, and implement police accountability and police reform. On this last score, this bill takes immediate steps to start the process of police reform and accountability and to better protect civil rights.…”