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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019

Floor Speech

Date: June 3, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Infrastructure Government Budget and Spending

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Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this supplemental funding bill. This funding bill is critical to the panhandle of Florida as they recover, Mr. Speaker, from Hurricane Michael.

Under T-HUD's jurisdiction, this bill allocates $2.4 billion for CDBG-DR and $1.7 billion for highways. CDBG-DR is crucial to communities to help with unmet housing, business, and infrastructure needs.

More broadly, Mr. Speaker, this bill also addresses agricultural needs, including for the timber industry that got hit so hard in north Florida. It will also help rebuild Tyndall Air Force Base.

I am so proud of the work that we have done, and I want to also thank my counterpart, the chairman of the subcommittee, Chairman Price, for his hard work; also, Representative Neal Dunn of Florida, who has been an advocate; as well as the appropriators from Florida on the Appropriations Committee.

Mr. Speaker, lastly, I thank the chairwoman, Mrs. Lowey, and the ranking member, Ms. Granger, for their continued leadership and help, and I urge a ``yes'' vote.

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