U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the United States Senate passed three funding bills known as a “minibus” for Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). Duckworth and Durbin worked to secure various priorities for Illinois in these appropriations bills, both through Congressionally Directed Spending requests and through the programmatic appropriations process.
“Making sure our government remains open so it can actually help our nation’s families requires bipartisan cooperation and compromise in Washington—which is just what these appropriations bills represent,” said Duckworth. “While House Republicans continue to waste time working on partisan packages full of poison pills, I'm proud my Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle worked together and passed these critical bills to support our Veterans, farmers, working families and the military. It's well past time for House Republicans to finally recognize that governing is about more than pleasing their extreme MAGA base, and I hope they find it within themselves to work with us to prevent a shutdown that would only hurt hardworking taxpayers they claim to care so much about and block critical services that millions of Americans rely on.”
“Bipartisan efforts are necessary to get many meaningful things done in Washington. And right now, the most pressing item requiring a bipartisan effort is passing appropriations bills that finally fund the government for the next fiscal year,” said Durbin. “I’m glad the Senate was able to come together to advance these bills, which will benefit families, communities, and the economy in Illinois. I’m hopeful my colleagues in the House will put politics aside, follow the Senate’s lead, and govern. Government shutdowns should not be common place in Washington.”
Source: senate.gov
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