Wicker Statement After Senate Approves Gov't Funding Bill

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U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to fund the federal government through September 2017:

"President Trump and Senate Republicans made a commitment to restore our military and secure our borders. This spending bill, negotiated by the Trump White House, makes good on both of those promises. Our troops will benefit from a significant increase in defense funding, and border security will see its biggest increase in support in nearly a decade.

"This was achieved without going over budget, and without giving in to demands from Democrats that increases to military spending be matched dollar-for-dollar in non-military spending for agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency or Internal Revenue Service. Many of the previous Administration's spending priorities would have remained in place if Congress had not acted, including President Obama's climate change slush fund.

"This bill champions decades-long pro-life policies. No taxpayer funds are appropriated to Planned Parenthood, and the Hyde Amendment remains in place, banning any taxpayer dollars from funding abortions."

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