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Congresswoman Fudge Statement on the Government Spending Bill December 11, 2014
CONGRESSWOMAN FUDGE STATEMENT ON THE GOVERNMENT SPENDING BILL WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) issued the following statement tonight after voting no on H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriates Act, known as the “Cromnibus” government spending bill: “The price of keeping the federal government operating should not come at the cost of more giveaways to special interests or expansion of big money influence in our political system. Yet, the ‘Cromnibus’ does just that by cramming provisions into the bill that have nothing to do with funding the government for the next fiscal year,” said Congresswoman Fudge. “This appropriations bill erodes the Dodd-Frank Act and the protections it put in place after big banks and Wall Street traders nearly wrecked the nation’s financial system in 2008. Have we learned nothing from the recent past? H.R. 83 allows the very same interests that put the economy in a tailspin and cost millions of Americans their jobs to get another chance to make risky bets with taxpayers’ money.” “Another unwarranted provision in H.R. 83 involves campaign finance. The working families, young adults and seniors I represent want meaningful campaign finance reform that lessens the influence of the mega-wealthy and special interests. This legislation does just the opposite. It increases more than ten times the amount individual donors can give to national political parties, from $32,400 to $324,000 per year to pay for conventions, election recounts and building funds. This is outrageous.” “I am also concerned that while other government operations would be funded for a full year, H.R. 83 funds the Department of Homeland Security only until February 27, 2015. Security within our borders is best served by implementing a long-range, comprehensive strategy, not a short-term budget agreement,” said Congresswoman Fudge. ### |