Ranking Member Johnson’s Statement on the Passage of the FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act
(Washington, DC) –Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) released the following statement after the passage of Fiscal Year 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
“I am pleased that we passed the bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations bill. We have been moving from budget fight to budget fight for far too long. This bill gives our agencies much-needed funding stability for the next nine months. By partially repealing the devastating sequester cuts, this is a step in the right direction. However, our agencies are still funded below what the President and Congressional Democrats sought. If we want to remain a world leader, we must invest in our research and innovation enterprise and STEM education. These investments return huge payoffs to the American people both in economic growth and societal benefits. I sincerely hope that we will continue working to fully fund basic research, energy technology innovation, aeronautics and space exploration, manufacturing, climate science, and all of the other important elements of our nation’s R&D, education, and innovation enterprise.”
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