Congressman McCaul Statement on the FY 2010 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

“Just in time for the holidays Democrats decided to go on another spending spree borrowing more money on the American taxpayers’ credit card. At a time when we need to tighten our belts, the majority just ballooned the budgets of government agencies by more than 12 percent. The millions of Americans out of work, and those who have jobs but haven’t had a raise in over a year should be insulted by the government getting fatter. Democrats just approved $4 billion on 5,000 pet projects. The national debt is at a record $12 trillion and today they dug the hole deeper.

“Much of this spending comes at the expense of legitimate and necessary programs. The bill cuts federal reimbursement to states for housing criminal aliens by $70 million and cuts $304 million from Bio-shield, which is critical to our homeland security.

“I urge the President to veto this spending bill if it gets to his desk. Let’s start over and reprioritize how taxpayer money is spent.”