Warner & Kane Applaud Wins for Virginia in Appropriations Bill

Statement

U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today applauded passage of the Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which provides discretionary funding for the federal government through the end of the fiscal year.

"It is good to see Congress return to an orderly process," Sen. Warner said. "This two-year agreement should help Virginia families, employers and community leaders move forward with more predictability and confidence. While I'm pleased that, at least in the near term, we will not be lurching from crisis to crisis, we still need to have an adult conversation about our nation's spending and debt."

"With passage of this appropriations bill, I'm so pleased that a majority of my colleagues agree that a return to normal budget order is far better for our country than shutdown politics and crisis-budgeting," said Senator Kaine. "This bill offsets the worst effects of sequestration while funding so many critical priorities for Virginia communities. I will also continue to pursue every path -- both legislatively, as well as through my role on the Armed Services Committee -- to reverse the provision in the budget agreement that makes a reduction to the cost of living increase (COLA) for certain military retirees."

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