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Friday, March 22, 2024

For Immediate Release

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Congressman Carter Votes for Schools, Safety, and Security Funding Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (3/22/2024) – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) voted to pass a package of six bipartisan funding bills that will help Louisianians deal with high prices, sides with the hard-working middle class, supports education and job training and placement programs, protects women’s rights, reinforces America’s global leadership, and keeps communities safe and secure.


“I was proud to vote for a bipartisan government funding package that invests in the critical government programs and services that support Louisianians while addressing some of our nation’s biggest challenges,” said Rep. Carter. “With these funding bills, Congress produced legislation to make government work for people, not the biggest corporations. We are reducing drug costs and increasing the access and affordability of high-quality childcare. These bills help keep workers safe and ensure they are paid what they are owed. We are reinforcing America’s global leadership and making strategic investments to help communities be safe and secure. With these final funding bills, we are investing in everyday Americans.”


Democrats rejected extreme Republican cuts and policies. Instead, this government funding package includes:


  • $1 billion increase for child care and Head Start.
  • $120 million increase in funding for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health.
  • $100 million increase for Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias research.
  • Rejecting Republican cuts, including saving 224,000 teachers’ jobs House Republicans tried to eliminate and protecting Job Corps and more than 20 K-12 and higher education programs.
  • Blocking 10 Republican riders to limit women’s reproductive health.
  • 12,000 more Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans that assisted the United States.
  • $1 billion increase in climate change and resilience activities at the Department of Defense.



Background


This package includes the following funding bills: Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.


A detailed summary of the legislation is available here.


A package containing six other appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024 passed the House earlier this month and was signed into law by President Biden on March 9.



You can read about the first package of appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024 here.



You can read about the community project funding Congressman Carter secured for fiscal year 2024 here.



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Washington, DC 20515

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