Rep. Cisneros Opposes Ill-Conceived GOP Government Funding Bill
Washington, DC – Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) released the following statement on his rejection of Republican leadership’s partisan and short-sighted year-long Continuing Resolution:
“Republican leadership’s partisan Continuing Resolution to fund our government is a disservice to the American people and shortchanges countless programs that millions of everyday Americans rely on. Their bill makes over $13 billion in cuts to veterans’ healthcare, funding for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits and Agent Orange, and rent assistance programs for veterans, survivors of domestic violence, seniors, and families with disabilities. It eliminates community project funding, which means vital local projects in the 31st District will be put on hold, including affordable housing construction, public safety improvements, and watershed and wildfire resilience planning. It does not contain any additional disaster aid assistance to help California and Los Angeles recover from the wildfires. And this bill provides no guardrails for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, which Republicans voted to put on the chopping block just last week. Put simply, this Continuing Resolution is a partisan spending bill to give President Trump and Elon Musk free reign to dismantle our government and enact their own agenda.
“Republican leadership’s bill also fails to take into account the full scope of our national security needs. It funds the Department of Defense (DoD) below the amount put forward in the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which means this Continuing Resolution would undermine our military readiness and our national security. It jeopardizes funding authorized in the FY25 NDAA to increase military personnel pay by 4.5% and junior enlisted pay by 15%. It would also force the DoD to pause special project funding, which includes new projects that deal with nuclear triad modernization, shipbuilding and ship maintenance, and U.S. priorities in the Indo-Pacific. Congress has never forced the DoD to operate under year-long Continuing Resolution funding levels, and it shouldn’t start now. I plan to vote No.”
Rep. Cisneros spoke on the House floor last week calling out Republican leadership on their plan to jam through a partisan Continuing Resolution.
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