Labrador Issues Statement on Passage of Massive Year-End Spending Bill

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First District Congressman Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, issued the following statement after voting against the fiscal year 2015 catch-all appropriations bill that raises spending to $1.1 trillion, up $88 billion from fiscal year 2014 levels:

"Once again, Congress has failed to take seriously its responsibility to squarely address the federal spending crisis. The last two days have been particularly outrageous with the process driven by a handful of people behind closed doors. The result is a 1,603-page bill larded with pork and favors for special interests. The funding bill also fails to address the president's unconstitutional immigration order.

"I promised Idahoans I would do everything in my power to stem the growth of our now-$18 trillion debt, which Congress refuses to do. Next year, with both the House and Senate in Republican hands, my sincere hope is we quit stalling and enact meaningful spending reforms."

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