Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007 -- (House of Representatives - June 06, 2006)

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Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.

I rise at this moment only because I intended to do this at the beginning of the presentation of the bill and I was unable to be on the floor, but it is very important for the Members to know that the combination of work between the chairman of this subcommittee and our ranking member, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Sabo, reflects the very best work of the House and the Appropriations Committee.

This is the fifth bill that will be coming off the floor in an effort to have all our bills completed with their work on the floor by the 4th of July break. Without their fabulous partnership, this would not have been possible today.

In the bill overall, they provide approximately $32 billion for homeland defense, but I want to for those Members who are most concerned about that pattern whereby we are reducing patterns of growth in government to have them realize that this year's homeland security bill terminates six programs, resulting in $154 million in taxpayer savings. More importantly, in the five appropriations bills considered on the House floor thus far this year, the Appropriations Committee has recommended the termination of 22 programs for a total savings of $1.082 billion.

This is a very important piece of work. It shows the kind of imagination we need if we are going to be able to effectively carry forward this war on terrorism that is first international, but most important, important relative to our homeland defense and homeland security.

I want to congratulate the gentlemen and members of the committee on both sides of the aisle.

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