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| http://schrader.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=392649 | Rep. Schrader Votes for Fiscal Year 2020 Spending Package | 2019-12-18 | 2019 | 2019-12 | Democrat | House | OR | Kurt Schrader | S001180 | schrader.house.gov | legacy | For Immediate Release December 18, 2019 Contact: Larkin Parker, 202-225-5711 Rep. Schrader Votes for Fiscal Year 2020 Spending Package WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) voted in the House of Representatives for two minibus appropriations bills to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2020. These packages will avert a government shut down and ensure that federal employees are paid, and federal programs remain fully funded. While not perfect spending packages, these bills are the end result of compromise and Democrats and Republicans working together to fulfill the most important duty of Congress-keeping our government funded and running, said Rep. Schrader. These bills have some big wins for Oregonians and our service members. There is a large investment in improving housing for our military families, much needed repairs for bridges in Oregon, providing consistent and reliable funding to rural schools and increases in Head Start funding for young children. However, I am dismayed that increased funding to the Department of Homeland Security without increased oversight or accountability was included. Taxpayer dollars should be spent on better educating America's youth, improvements to infrastructure and supporting our veterans, not building Trump's senseless immigration policies. HR 1158: Defense; CJS; Financial Services; and Homeland Security: $425 million to secure America's elections $3.28 billion in grants for state and local law enforcement $22.3 billion for NASA $8.28 billion for the National Science Foundation HR 1865: Labor; HHS & Ed, Ag; Energy & Water; Interior; Leg Branch; MilCon & Vets; State & Foreign Ops; and T-HUD: $25 million for the CDC and NIH to study the gun violence epidemic for the first time in 20 years $1.5 billion for opioid research $2.79 billion in investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy Extension of the Mental Health Excellence program-Oregon is one of eight states participating in this program Record high funding Head Start and early childhood education programs In addition to the above highlights, language introduced and supported by West Coast Senator and Representatives was included in this year's spending package after a decades long fight by federal officials to forgive more than $10 million in accrued interest that was forced onto the West Coast groundfishing fleet. This is a huge victory for coastal communities in Oregonup and down the entire West coastwho have been unfairly burdened by millions of dollars of excess loan interest paymentsdue to mismanagement by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). NMFS provided a $36 million-dollar buyout loan to retire one-third of the fishing fleet to reduce overfishing of groundfish on the West coast. However, for two years, NMFS failed to implement a repayment plan and refused to allow owners to begin paying off their loans. Therefore, millions of interest accrued before repayment was even permitted to start. Today, that interest will be forgiven, and the federal government can finally right these wrongs on behalf of our hardworking fishermen and their families. A two-year authorization of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program was included in the spending package as well. This is a bipartisan win for rural communities in the Northwest and will secure consistent, financial certainty for counties that contain federally owned lands. These funds will provide critical services from improving schools, to better road maintenance to investing in public safety programs. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |