Rep. Subramanyam’s Statement on Government Funding Bill

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after voting against the Senate Shutdown deal to reopen the federal government:

"While I am glad that the shutdown is ending, and believe it never should have happened, I voted no because this bill makes a lot of empty promises. I've heard promises about lowering health care costs and supporting federal workers and contractors. But promises aren't enough. There's nothing concrete here in this bill, not on making health care more affordable, not on protecting the federal workforce after months of chaos, firings, and uncertainty. After everything our community has been through, we deserve more than another vague promise.

I am also very concerned about a provision in this bill that will essentially provide kickbacks to a handful of Republican Senators - millions of taxpayer dollars headed straight into their pockets because they didn't like being investigated after January 6th. That's corruption, plain and simple.

We need real certainty on rising costs, health care, and protecting our federal workforce. This bill doesn't deliver any of it."

Congressman Subramanyam spoke on the House floor this afternoon about the provision to provide kickbacks to U.S. Senators. You can watch that here.

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