New Democrat Coalition Chair Jim Himes Statement on Passage of Omnibus Appropriations Bill
New Democrat Coalition Chair Jim Himes issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017:
“While the process led to unnecessary suspense, today’s passage of the omnibus appropriations bill prevented a government shutdown and funded many key priorities. The bill included a historic $2 billion increase for medical research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), did not defund Planned Parenthood, which provides vital health services to millions of women each year, and did not waste billions of taxpayer dollars on a border wall that we don’t need.
“We must continue to make strategic investments that help families, support the creation of good payment jobs, make government work better and keep our nation safe. Republicans also need to end this inefficient cycle of governing from crisis to crisis and provide the certainty that families and businesses desperately need to succeed.”
Recently Members of the New Democrat Coalition sent a letter to Speaker Ryan and Budget Committee Chair Diane Black outlining priorities for the Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolution.
Specifically, New Dems demanded that the following key policy areas be addresses in the budget:
- Rebuild our Infrastructure and Responsibly Reform our Tax Code
- Strengthen Cutting-Edge Research
- Invest in Live-Saving Cures
- Secure the Cyber Domain
- Reform our Immigration System
- Replace the Sequester and Address our Long-term Fiscal Challenges
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