Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes in Favor of Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2026

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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor ofS. Con. Res. 33, the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2026, setting federal spending levels through 2035 and providing reconciliation instructions to begin cutting wasteful spending and securing the border.

"Washington has a spending addiction and this budget does not cure it. We are $36 trillion in debt and running deficits that would have been unthinkable a generation ago. What this budget does is put real money into defense and border security, and it forces committees to actually find cuts for once. Seventy billion dollars sounds like a lot until you look at what we owe and what we keep spending every single year. I voted for it because it moves in the right direction, not because anyone should be satisfied with where we are. The hard work of actually fixing this starts now," said Congressman Harrigan.

S. Con. Res. 33 establishes the federal budget framework for fiscal year 2026 and sets appropriate spending levels through 2035. The resolution includes significant increases to national defense spending, bringing defense budgets above $1.1 trillion annually beginning in fiscal year 2027. It also provides reconciliation instructions directing the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to identify $70 billion in deficit-reducing reforms within their jurisdictions, creating a legislative pathway to fund immigration enforcement, border security, and deportation of criminal illegal aliens. The resolution also establishes reserve funds to support reforms following Operation Metro Surge and to fund the apprehension and deportation of illegal aliens convicted of rape, murder, or sexual abuse of a minor.

Congressman Harrigan has been a consistent voice for a strong national defense and securing the southern border, and will continue pushing for the deeper spending reforms Washington has put off for far too long.