[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H5175-H5176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

  (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, the House Appropriations Committee has the 
distinction of being the only congressional committee enumerated in 
Article I of the Constitution.

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  It is our job to allocate funding across the Federal Government to 
best serve the American people. To put it more simply, it is our job to 
solve problems.
  That is why I wanted to take an opportunity to call attention to some 
of the problems that the committee has worked to solve over the past 
few weeks.
  The gun violence epidemic has devastated communities across our 
country, including my own. And that is why I am proud that the Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year has set aside funding 
for the first time for $25 million for the CDC to study and develop 
solutions for this epidemic.
  The bill also makes meaningful investments in combating the opioid 
crisis that has torn far too many families apart, increasing funding 
for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
  It also ramps up funding to protect title X family planning, helping 
low-income families access the healthcare that they need.
  These are only a few of the ways that the House Appropriations 
Committee has worked to provide real, tangible results to lead to 
better health outcomes for the American people.
  I am proud of the work the committee has done, and I look forward to 
our continued work.

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