[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10979]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WAR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I am proud of our Speaker and the majority 
leader for taking a fiscally responsible stance on the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and the Global War on 
Terror. Our leaders pledged that this House would reject an emergency 
supplemental spending package that exceeded the amount requested by the 
President, and this was absolutely the right stand to take.
  I am sure there are folks who could argue the merits of the 
additional funding proposed by the Senate, but we should debate those 
merits at another time. This war supplemental spending is for emergency 
spending for the war on terror. It should not be used as a free-for-all 
for nonemergency spending that should be debated in our yearly budget 
and appropriations process.
  I am very pleased that the House and Senate reached an agreement on 
this supplemental package that eliminated the $14 billion in additional 
funding that had been added by the Senate. This action proved that this 
Congress is committed to fiscal discipline.
  The conference report now accomplishes its original goal by providing 
$65.8 billion in funding for our troops so that they have the equipment 
and resources they need to win the war on terror.

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