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| https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=461 | McAdams votes against budget-busting six-bill spending package | 2020-07-31 | 2020 | 2020-07 | Democrat | House | UT | Ben McAdams | M001209 | mcadams.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Congressman Ben McAdams voted against a multi-bill spending package totaling $1.3 trillion in federal spending next year. McAdams said the six-bill minibus' spending measure (H.R. 7617) would increase funding by over $200 billion compared to the previously agreed upon spending caps. Another day, another enormous deficit-growing bill that lacks accountable budget decision-making. Additional emergency spending to provide relief for Utah families still staring down a public health and economic crisis may be needed soon, and that crisis requires us to be laser-focused on spending priorities, said McAdams. Hard choices on how and where to economize must be made. McAdams said the package does include priorities he fought for, such as language prohibiting spending to conduct or preparing for new explosive nuclear weapons testing. He also added amendments to provide additional funding for the Central Utah Project Completion Act program, which delivers clean drinking water to fast-growing Utah and Salt Lake counties, and for the Utah Clean Cities energy efficiency program. McAdams also added two child safety amendments, which would increase funding for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to battle online sexual predators, and additional support for Children's Justice Centers to serve child survivors of abuse. McAdams added an amendment to provide additional funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which serves thousands of Americans struggling with a mental health crisis. He also joined on an air quality amendment which would provide additional funds for low- or no-emission bus purchases, which are needed to improve Utah's air quality. All of McAdams' amendments were paid for by reductions in other spending in the bills. Drawing the line on spending isn't easy, but it's necessary to start us down a path of restoring fiscal sanity when it comes to the federal budget, said McAdams. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |