Democrat leadership blocking game-changing appropriations bills from proceeding
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(Official U.S. Senate photo by Renee Bouchard)

 U.S. Senate Photographic Services, Renee Bouchard

One of the most important jobs Congress has is funding the government. There is a specific process for doing so, but Congress keeps missing the mark. I am committed to righting those wrongs. On the Senate floor last month, I stood up with Republican colleagues and again asked Senate Democrats to put the bipartisan committee-passed appropriations bills on the floor for consideration, starting with the Fiscal Year (FY25) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and the FY25 Defense Appropriations Act.

Unsurprisingly, our calls fell on deaf ears. There is no good reason the Senate shouldn’t have used August and September to debate and then vote on these bills. Without Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer allowing these bills to proceed to the floor, the critical resources our courageous service members and our veterans need for Fiscal Year 2025 remain on pause.