[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5144]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, we have seen important progress in this 
appropriations season, with the committee reporting out one-third of 
the 12 funding bills already, each with unanimous backing. So let's 
continue our work to make progress on the bipartisan energy security 
and water infrastructure funding bill before us.
  This appropriations measure will have positive impacts across the 
country and promote American priorities such as energy innovation, 
waterways infrastructure, commerce, and public safety. It is the 
product of much research and deliberation. It shows what can be 
achieved with the return to regular order.
  We know it would not have been possible without the dedicated work 
and leadership of the Appropriations Committee and the Energy and Water 
Development Subcommittee. It is good to see this significant headway we 
have made thus far. With continued cooperation, we can pass the first 
appropriations bill of the season and continue our work to move through 
more of these individual funding measures.

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