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| https://byrne.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/funding-bill-fails-to-address-national-security-concerns-byrne-says | Funding Bill Fails to Address National Security Concerns, Byrne Says | 2015-12-18 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | AL | Bradley Byrne | B001289 | byrne.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) today voted against a government funding bill, known as an omnibus bill, because he believed it failed to address the reality of our national security situation. Byrne said: Our nation is at war, and I could not support a government funding bill that fails to address the reality of the serious security challenges our nation is facing. I was disappointed the bill did not include provisions to block any funding from going to the Syrian refugee resettlement program. For months now, I have been warning about the legitimate problems posed by this program, and this bill fails to prevent the President from bringing Syrian refugees into the United States. Earlier this month, Congressman Byrne introduced H.R. 4031, the Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act, which would eliminate all funding from going toward resettling Syrian refugees in the United States. Byrne also signed a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan asking that language be included in the funding bill to block the Syrian refugee program. Additionally, Byrne expressed his frustration with the process of passing large funding bills instead of passing individual government funding bills for each area of government. Byrne said: The problem with these massive funding bills is that they include a mixed bag of good and bad. I was pleased to see the bill include a provision to lift the decades old ban on crude oil exports, which is a positive development that will help grow the U.S. economy. This bill just further demonstrates why we need to return to regular order where we pass individual funding bills throughout the year instead of having to pass these huge bills when we reach crisis mode. This just isnt how our government should operate. This year, the House passed six individual government funding bills, but the Senate didnt pass a single appropriations bill until after the September funding deadline. The bill passed the House by a vote of 316 to 113. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |