[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9726]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  ACTION NEEDED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2012

  (Mr. ADERHOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask one simple question to 
the other Chamber across the Capitol: Where is their appropriation bill 
for the Department of Homeland Security for FY 2012?
  On June 3, some 19 days ago, the House passed its version of the FY12 
appropriation bill for the Department of Homeland Security, a bill that 
not only invokes fiscal discipline and needed oversight, but one that 
ensures that our frontline security and personnel and homeland security 
programs are adequately funded for the coming fiscal year. In addition, 
the House-passed bill includes $1 billion in supplemental funding for 
FEMA's disaster relief efforts that is available immediately upon 
enactment. Unfortunately, as of today, we have seen absolutely no 
action from the other body. There is no plan, no leadership, and no 
commitment to fiscal discipline, security, or disaster relief.
  The Democrat leadership in the other body was not elected to wait. 
That is not what the American people elected them to do. Waiting only 
puts our security and disaster relief on hold.

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