Rep. Mann Blocks Continuation of Reckless Spending

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted no on H.R. 6363, the Furthering Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act. This continuing resolution would extend funding levels from the $1.7 trillion spending bill, passed during a Democrat-controlled Congress, into 2024.  

“I did not come to Congress to be a caretaker in the slow demise of America,” said Rep. Mann. “I came to fight and work to make it stronger. Right now, with our national debt topping $33 trillion, making America stronger means having a hard-fought battle over government spending. We cannot afford to pass another continuing resolution, which just enables more of the same reckless government waste that got our country into this financial mess in the first place. I remain committed to reducing and reprioritizing government spending, securing the southern border, and ending the weaponization of the federal government. This continuing resolution accomplishes none of that. It contains no spending reductions and no border security. We must get our country back on track.” 

H.R. 6363, the Furthering Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Actpassed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 336-95 and has been sent to the U.S. Senate for further review. 

“The government borrows too much money, and it spends too much money,” said Rep. Mann.“The real solution to reducing Washington Democrat bloated spending is to return to regular order and pass 12 individual appropriations bills. We must keep working towards that commitment.” 

On September 29, Rep. Mann voted yes on H.R. 5525, the Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024, short-term, stop-gap legislation to fund the government, cut spending, secure the southern border, and maintain Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans’ benefits. It would have allowed Congress time to responsibly appropriate tax-payer dollars and permanently fund the government. That legislation failed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 198-232. 

On September 30, Rep. Mann voted no on H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024, and Other Extensions Act.  

Click here to view Rep. Mann’s Commitment to the Big First.

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