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| http://shimkus.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/shimkus-supports-fy2015-spending-bill | Shimkus Supports FY2015 Spending Bill | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | IL | John Shimkus | S000364 | shimkus.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – Congressman John Shimkus (R-Illinois-15) today voted to fund most federal government operations through the end of the fiscal year in September 2015. The bipartisan spending agreement includes a number of conservative priorities and better positions the Republican-controlled 114th Congress to confront President Obama’s executive actions on immigration early next year. “This spending agreement builds on a five year streak of budget reductions that have cut the deficit by $165 billion since 2010,” said Shimkus. “To put that into perspective, if Congress can keep these cuts in place, taxpayers will save $2.13 trillion over the next decade. That’s on top of the cuts we’ll have more leverage to make in the next Congress.” Specific cuts in the FY15 appropriations bill include a $345 million cut to the Internal Revenue Service, bringing total IRS funding down to below 2008 levels; a $60 million cut to the Environmental Protection Agency, bringing total EPA funding down $2.2 billion, or 21 percent, since 2010; and a $10 million cut to Obamacare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), whose decisions could restrict access to needed care for patients on Medicare. The bill also maintains the ban on federal funding for most abortions and directs the Administration to provide better information about which Obamacare plans provide abortion services. “Despite all the conservative priorities included in this bill,” Shimkus continued, “I recognize that many are frustrated that it doesn’t immediately defund President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. I share those frustrations because I too oppose amnesty, but I would not have voted for this bill today if I didn’t truly believe it gives us the upper hand in the immigration debate come January.” “The reality,” concluded Shimkus, “is that a fully Republican-controlled Congress will be in a much better position to confront the President’s immigration actions next year through stand-alone legislation as well as through appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, which is only funded through February in this bill.” More information on the omnibus appropriations bill can be found HERE. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |