Larson on 2015 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today:

“This measure was rushed to the floor with little time for members to review and included numerous problematic policy provisions unrelated to the appropriations process.

"From language that could potentially increase health insurance premiums to alterations to the Dodd-Frank law, this bill was filled with provisions that do not belong in a bill that is simply supposed to fund our government. This flawed legislation also included a provision to allow wealthy donors to contribute hundreds of thousands of additional dollars to political parties than previously allowed and a last minute deal on multiemployer pension plans that groups like the AARP, IAM, the Teamsters and others have raised serious concerns with. Rather than a long-term solution, this bill also only provided temporary funding for the Department of Homeland Security, holding a vital part of our national security hostage for purely political reasons.

“On these issues and many others, the American people deserve a full and open debate rather than an eleventh hour deal rushed through at the end of the year. I am extremely disappointed in the process today but remain committed to working on the most pressing issues facing our country, jobs and the economy."

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