WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement on the passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, which provides discretionary resources for the remaining six appropriations bills for FY24. 

“As a member of the Appropriations Committee, determining how taxpayer dollars are spent is a responsibility I take seriously,” said Congressman Valadao. “I’m proud that we are funding a historic pay raise for our troops, thousands of new Border Patrol Agents to secure the border, and robust support for the military to counter threats from our adversaries. Republicans secured significant cuts to Biden’s inflationary spending even in a divided government. While this is by no means a perfect bill, it is the result of bipartisan cooperation to reduce wasteful spending, keep our government open, and provide robust support for our national defense.”

This package contains the following bills: Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.