Guinta One of Only 14 Republicans to Vote Against Spending Bill

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Congressman Frank Guinta, who has voted against a number of spending bills in the 114th Congress, voted today against the Legislative Appropriations Act, which provides a 2.1 percent funding increase to House operations in fiscal year 2017 -- $73 million above the 2016 level. He was one of only 14 Republicans to vote against the legislation.

Member offices would receive funding increases, "while too many Granite Staters are struggling to make ends meet," said Rep. Guinta, a member of the House Budget Committee. "Constant funding increases, no matter the nation's fiscal problems, must make Granite Staters wonder if Washington exists on another planet."

The Congressman recently voted against an Energy and Water appropriations that failed to pass the House. It increased spending by $259 million over the prior year. Today's bill passed the House without Rep. Guinta's vote, as did last year's budget deal that lifted federal spending caps and an Omnibus bill that raised federal spending by an additional $50 billion in 2016.

As Manchester's mayor, Rep. Guinta cut taxes and balanced the city budget four consecutive years. "In Washington, I'm working to make sure people who make the laws also live by those laws. Elected office is not just a job. Representing New Hampshire's First District is an opportunity to lead by example, an opportunity I take seriously in Congress."

The Legislative Appropriations Act continues a freeze on member pay, an element of the bill the Congressman supports, among others, he said. However, the bill's larger spending increase motivated his "no" vote today, he explained.

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