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| http://pascrell.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/pascrell-statement-opposing-omnibus-spending-bill | Pascrell Statement Opposing Omnibus Spending Bill | 2014-12-12 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | NJ | Bill Pascrell | P000096 | pascrell.house.gov | legacy | Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), a member of the House Ways and Means and Budget Committees, issued the following statement in opposition to the 2015 Omnibus spending bill: “No one wants to avoid a shutdown of the government more than me. I voted in favor of the Murray-Ryan budget deal that set the spending levels this bill is based on, and I support a clean omnibus bill to fund the government pursuant to that deal. However, this bill is packed to the gills with unnecessary, irrelevant, and harmful riders that have no place in this deal, which is why I voted against it. This baggage must go. I will not sell my soul to the company store. “For example, this bill contains an extraneous provision to roll back an important provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that regulates trading in risky instruments that helped contribute to the Great Recession. Instead of debating this provision openly, House Republicans are trying to sneak this favor to Wall Street through by tucking it into this bill’s 1600 pages, which I doubt many on the other side of the aisle have actually read. So much for, “Did you read the bill before you voted on it?” “And that’s just the beginning. The bill is packed full of favors to special interests and the well connected. We’re rolling back nutrition standards for our school lunch program and the WIC program. Important highway safety regulations to ensure truckers are getting appropriate rest and keeping our roads safe will be delayed. And perhaps most egregiously, campaign finance regulations will be rolled back, allowing the wealthiest amongst us to increase their donations to party organizations by 1000 percent. “On the spending side, there are some good things in this bill and there are some bad things. I’m pleased this legislation will provide over $200 million for the Department of Justice’s COPS office, including $180 million for COPS Hiring Grants. I welcome the $175 million to help our Eastern European allies, including Ukraine, defend themselves against Russian aggression, and the $5.4 billion to combat Ebola at home and abroad. “However, I am incredibly disappointed that the Department of Homeland Security will not receive a full year of funding. The Republican’s inability to deal responsibly with the issue of immigration in this country is now putting our country’s security at risk. Additionally, I am boggled by the extreme cuts to the Internal Revenue Service, which are not going to fix any of the problems at that agency, but will just mean worse service for taxpayers and allowing more tax cheats to get away with not paying their fair share. Finally, the Environmental Protection Agency will once again be asked to do more to keep our water and air clean, with less. “This bill is an example of why Americans continue to be so cynical about their government. Instead of playing partisan politics, Congress should pass a clean bill that funds the government without providing special favors to the a well-connected few.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |