Washington D.C. – United States Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) issued a statement on Tuesday regarding the supplemental spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate in the early hours of the morning.
Senator Britt, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted the committee’s accomplishment in publicly marking up and advancing all 12 Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills by the end of July. She commended the leadership of Senators Murray and Collins, considering it a significant step towards reinstating responsibility, transparency, and accountability to the federal spending process.
However, Senator Britt expressed concern over the delay in enacting these appropriations bills. Despite their advancement over half a year ago, none have been enacted into law, even though Fiscal Year 2024 began 135 days ago. She pointed out that the President’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 was due last week, emphasizing the absence of enacted Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills.
Senator Britt criticized Senator Schumer for not allowing an FY24 appropriations bill to come to the floor in the last 104 days, while the Senate voted on a supplemental spending bill this morning. She deemed the consideration of a supplemental funding bill at this juncture as nonsensical, citing the absence of base funding as FY24 appropriations remain unresolved. She expressed the viewpoint that addressing a supplemental bill before finalizing the base funding is akin to attempting to ice a cake that hasn’t been baked.
Senator Britt concluded by highlighting the broken state of the federal spending process, resulting in a national debt exceeding $34.2 trillion. She stressed the urgent need to restore regular order to the appropriations process to regain control over wasteful spending and safeguard opportunities for future generations.
