Newhouse Statement on Bipartisan Vote to Fund Defense and Health Priorities, Government Operations

Statement

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 361-61 to approve the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019. H.R. 6157 provides funding for the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, and includes a short-term Continuing Resolution until December 7, 2018 to keep the government open until all annual appropriations funding bills can be considered and signed into law. The legislation now heads to the President for his signature.

"I voted for this bipartisan legislation to support funding for our national defense and provide the men and women in our military with the largest pay increase in nine years," said Rep. Newhouse. "Our military needs stable funding in order to maintain readiness to face current and future threats. This legislation gives our warfighters the tools and the support they need. Approval of this legislation is an important step in returning to regular order and is the first time in a decade that the defense budget will be passed on time. I am also pleased that this bill includes strong support for school safety grants and provides funds to increase access to mental health providers."

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