With a 7225 vote, the United States senate mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. Ms. Delauro with a 7225 vote, the Senate Approved this legislation with the support of all democrats and 22 republicans, including senators shelby and mcconnell. Before i begin, i want to acknowledge the millions of people in florida, puerto rico, alaska and elsewhere reeling from recent disasters. Stranded without power and other necessary resources. And mourning the loss of loved ones. This institution will stand with communities across america as they rebuild and recover. With the many challenges facing our nation and the world, including devastating natural disasters, and the high cost of living, we cannot wait any longer to pass this bill. This bill guarantees that we have the means to continue the important work we are doing to help middle class and working families with the cost of living, support vulnerable americans by keeping roofs over their heads of millions of families and food on their tables. Uphold our commitment to our veterans and strengthen our National Security. But this is not enough and this solution is only a shortterm one. The Appropriations Committee and House Democrats work to clear all 12 government funding bills out of committee and pass six on the floor of this of the house this summer. These are transformational bills needed to meet the moment, tackle our nations biggest challenges. The legislation before us allows additional time for bipartisan, bicameral negotiations to enact final 2023 funding bills. The bill also includes 12. 35 billion in necessary emergency funding to support the ukrainian people and global democracy in the face of russias grievous invasion of ukraine. This body came together twice earlier this year to deliver on our commitment to the courageous people of ukraine. But most of those resources have already been disbursed or committed. For that reason this bill includes necessary Security Assistance for ukraine, including 3 billion for the ukraine Security Assistance initiative to keep weapons and ammunition flowing without interruption. And 1. 5 billion to replenish u. S. Stocks of equipment sent through drawdown authority. We also help ukraine protect its democracy by supporting the continuity of its democratic government and delivery of Citizen Services with 4. 5 billion. This contribution ensures we continue upholding our moral responsibility to support the people of ukraine in the face of a vicious invasion that continues to demand Decisive Action from us. The bill also includes safeguards over these funds such as a requirement of Third Party Monitoring and a certification by the secretary of state that protects against corruption. With 2 million for the d. O. D. Inspector general to monday for funds and monitor funds and provide congress with a report inventorying Security Assistance, we ensure weapons are used for their intended purpose by their intended recipients. At the same time this bill responds to the devastation that recent natural disasters and extreme weather events have left behind. As the Climate Crisis wreaks havoc on communities all over our nation, this legislation provides significant support for Disaster Response and recovery efforts, included in this is a critical 20 million in funding to complete a previously authorized army corps of engineer project that will help address the water crisis in jackson, mississippi. Upgrade its water and wastewater infrastructure. In the wealthiest nation in the world, the bare minimum every person deserves is Drinking Water that is clean and safe. And this bill gets us one step closer to that minimum. By fully funding the Disaster Relief fund, this bill responds to Hurricane Ian in florida, to the crisis left behind in puerto rico after the devastating hurricane fiona. And to the severe storm, flooding and landslides in alaska. Helping with recovery and Disaster Relief efforts. We also provide 1 billion in funding for the Lowincome Home Energy Assistance Program to help lower income families cover the Rising Energy costs of home heating and cooling. Including 2. 5 billion to address the largest wildfire in new mexico, in their history, that started from prescribed burns on federal land. And support these and other communities all over the nation, including kentucky, california, louisiana and texas. By providing 2 billion to help address unmet housing, infrastructure and economic recovery needs in communities recovering from recent wildfires, major storms, droughts, floods and extreme heat. While this legislation provides a bridge to an omnibus, it is not perfect. I have sat i am saddened that the continuing resolution does not fully meet some of our countrys most urgent needs, including the ongoing covid19 pandemic and monkeypox outbreak. I will continue working to provide the resources to combat these Public Health crises and support the areas in need of Additional Resources to recover from natural disasters. Despite those shortcomings, the investments include investments included in this bill are urgent and necessary to avoid disruptions to vital federal agencies, to help communities get back on their feet, to ensure we have the time needed to negotiate a final Funding Agreement that meets the needs of hardworking people. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Granger mr. Speaker, i rise today in opposition to the Senate Amendment to h. R. 6833, a shortterm continuing resolution extending government funding through december 16. I oppose this c. R. For several reasons. First, we should be here addressing the border crisis, the energy crisis, the inflation crisis. This bill does nothing to fix any of these issues. In fact, this bill actually bails out the Biden Administration for their failures and provides additional appropriations to put a bandaid on some of these problems for a few more months. For example, this bill includes nearly 2 billion in funding for children and families flooding the border. Providing more funding without changing the policies that led to this crisis will only encourage more migrants to come. Second, its unfortunate this bill would be rushed through the house today with just hours to spare to avoid a government shutdown. The American People continue to wonder why congress cant get its job done until the very last minute and why we dont have more time to review legislation. For these reasons, i urge my colleagues to vote no. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas reserves. The gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro mr. Speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, the chair of the military construction and Veterans AffairsVeterans Affairs committee, ms. Wasserman schultz. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. Ms. Wasserman schultz thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank the chairwoman for yielding. I rise to support this continuing resolution that will keep our federal government open and deliver the Vital Services that impact us all. Look no further than southwest florida in my home state where where hurricane where Hurricane Ian inflicted tragic human loss and massive property damage. While we pray for those who endured ians wrath and for those who still face, it lets offer more than well wishes. Thankfully President Biden declared a major disaster, unleashing federal aid and assistance for counties hit by ian. But this c. R. Will allow fema and other federal partners to keep assistance flowing to florida in our time of need while also aiding those hurting in puerto rico, alaska, new mexico and mississippi. We cannot leave communities behind that are still picking up the pieces from disastrous floods, wildfires and hurricanes, and even basic water system failures. This federal funding bill comes to their rescue by helping to meet longterm housing, infrastructure and recovery needs. This c. R. Also extends funding for vital federal education, health, housing and Public Safety programs. It keeps up school, job training and child nutritional investments and it keeps funds flowing to address badly needed Affordable Housing problems which plague so many families in florida. Anyone who understands the housing struggles that millions of americans face cannot possibly ignore the relief that this c. R. Offers. And this legislation also keeps americas security intact. While also supporting those brave veterans who defended us. This c. R. Also kronlts russias fake confronts russias fake elections, to annex parts of ukraine whose families urgently need our support to defend global democracy and turn back a murderous communist tyrant. I am pleased that this continuing resolution before us reflects that vanishing breed of bipartisan, bicameral negotiated compromise. I hope our colleagues on the other side of the aisle respect that and honor the trust that americans hand us to maintain an orderly economy and state of affairs. This c. R. Provides that basic test of governance. Americans want our government funding bills to help reduce their cost of living, support their families, create good jobs and combat climate change. This continuing funding legislation gives us the time we need to ensure our 2023 bills will do exactly that. Lets keep America Running so congress can complete americas critical fiscal work. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from florida yields back. The gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from virginia, a member of the Appropriations Committee, mr. Cline, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Cline thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise on behalf of the people of the sixth district of virginia who are contacting my office right now expressing their outrage at this failed donothing democratic majority who has brought us to the brink of a government shutdown. They are furious, furious because democrats control the house, the senate, the white house and still here we are, at the point where we have to keep the government running and instead of confronting these crises that are leading us to this shutdown, this democratic majority is kicking the can down the road until after the elections in november. The American People are furious at a broken business as usual washington that refuses to confront the crises, in fact, exacerbates the crises created by President Biden and the democrat majority. This continuing resolution were voting on today once again makes clear that the democrats business as usual washington must end. Just look at some of these policies that democrats have stuffed in this bill, thrown taxpayer dollars at bidens wideopen border crisis, the raging inflation crisis and the skyrocketing energy crisis. 57. 5 billion for d. H. S. To continue wideopen border and amnesty policies that have allowed Illegal Migrants to pour across our southern border and drug cartels to smuggle deadly fentanyl into our communities under secretary mayorkas failed leadership. 10. 8 billion for the f. B. I. That the Biden Administration has weaponized against americans who disagree with its policies, including parents concerned about their kids in schools. 12. 6 billion for the i. R. S. , on top of the 80 billion the democrats just gave to hire 87,000 new agents to spy into the Bank Accounts of americans and conduct more audits on small businesses. 728 billion to a department of defense that is more focused on promoting the radical lefts woke ideology than protecting our National Security here at home and abroad. 3. 8 billion for a low Income Housing inner Assistance Program that pays for the increased energy costs for those that live in antifracking states like new york, without addressing the real cause of the energy crisis, which is the democrats socialist Green New Deal agenda. Americans are hurting and their paychecks are declining in value. But democrats continue to fund these out of touch policies. Thats why im voting no. I yield back. Paychecks are declining in value but democrats continue to fund these out of touch policies with billions of taxpayer dollars from hardworking americans. Thats why im voting no. I hope my colleagues will join me. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from texas reserves. The gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, the chairman of the energy and commerce committee, mr. Pallone. Mr. Pallone thank you. I want to thank the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, all that shes done to get us to the point where were able to pass this continuing resolution today. Thank you. Thank you, chairwoman. In june, House Democrats and republicans came together to pass by an overwhelming supermajority a sweeping package of reforms at the food and drug administration. That bipartisan legislation, would strength legislation would strengthen the integrity of the accelerated approval program, foster innovation, improve Clinical Trial diversity and reauthorize the agencys medical product user fee programs. Those user fee programs help fund f. D. A. Reviews for safety and efficacy of drugs and medical devices. While the house completed its work in june, the senate failed to act. As soon as we passed our legislation through the house, i reached out to Ranking Member rogers and the democratic and Republican Leaders of the Senate Health committee to begin bipartisan, bicameral conversations to come to an agreement on a package of mutually agreeable f. D. A. Reforms. After weeks of negotiations, our talks hit a temporary roadblock with senator burr, the republican Ranking Member of the Senate Health committee, but we stayed at the table and eventually the negotiations were fruitful, we were able to come together to find Common Ground across several meaningful policy areas. Unfortunately despite this progress, Senate Minority leader mcconnell decided to stand in the way of enacting bipartisan policies to improve Public Health. Senator mcconnell threatened to hold up government funding if our f. D. A. Reforms were included in the continuing resolution we are debating today. While im pleased we are reauthorizing user fees which will prevent layoffs at the agency, i will continue pushing for the widely supported improvements at the agency. I got commitments from burr and rogers to finalize a package of f. D. A. Reforms before the continuing resolution expires in december. I look forward to taking meaningful action in the near future. For now i encourage members to support continuing the work at f. D. A. By voting in favor of the continuing resolution. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey eedz yeedz back. The gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from virginia, mr. Good, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes mr. Good thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you, Ranking Member granger. The preamble to the constitution states that its purpose is in part to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our posterity. Are we doing that today . This legislation represents congress at its worse. We are voting to let government funding expire on december 16 just days before dozens of democrats are fired by the voters on november 8. But before this Congress Adjourns and new courageous conservatives are sworn in, Congress Wants to stick it to the American People one more time. The funding for 2023 and beyond should reflect the will of the people and how they vote on november 8 when they reject the policies under which they are suffering today. No republican should have in the senate and no republican in this house and even those on the other side should give one more cent to a government that doesnt care about our border but wants to send 12 billion more to fund the secure the border of ukraine. We should not fund the government that is allowing an invasion across our southern border and is giving hundreds of millions of dollars to the country that is are faci