WASHINGTON, D.C., (March 22, 2024) – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted against H.Res. 1102, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.
“I voted against a $27 billion increase to our Defense Department that has never passed an audit. I voted against funding transgender surgeries in our military. I voted against a bill that sends $880 million to countries in the Middle East to secure their borders, but doesn’t spend a penny on building a border wall in the United States. I voted against sending $1 million to an organization that calls Israel an ‘Apartheid state.’ I voted against giving $400,000 to a group that secretly gives young kids ‘binding and tucking’ clothing without telling their parents. I voted against spending $1.2 trillion on these things and more when we’re nearly $35 trillion in debt already. The answer is just no.” said Rep. Burchett.
The six-bill funding package worth $1.2 trillion included funding for the following agencies through the end of Fiscal Year 2024:
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Labor
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Education
Department of State
Legislative branch
Full text of the bill can be found here.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-burchett-votes-against-minibus-spending-package