Moolenaar Supports Legislation Advancing Michigan's Priorities

Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that funds federal government operations through the end of the 2018 federal fiscal year that ends on September 30, 2018.

The legislation funds important Michigan priorities including Great Lakes protection, national security, rural broadband, and the fight against the opioid epidemic.

The legislation includes the following:

$300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
$685 million for the expansion of rural broadband, tele-health and distance learning opportunities.
$4 billion across federal departments to support states and local communities in the fight against the opioid epidemic.
$14 billion, a $1.8 billion increase for Customs and Border Protection.
$37 billion, a $3 billion increase for research to find cures for cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases.
$81.5 billion, a record amount for the Department of Veterans Affairs to care for our nation's veterans.
$86.2 billion for transportation infrastructure, including a $3.5 billion increase for roads and bridges.
$659 billion for national security and a 2.4 percent pay raise for our troops.

Congressman John Moolenaar voted for the legislation and made the following statement:

"Today's bipartisan legislation delivers for Michigan with funding to protect the Great Lakes, increased funding for national security, support for those on the frontlines against the opioid crisis, and opportunities for Michigan communities to apply for rural broadband funding. It also has funding to care for our veterans and to find cures in the fight against cancer and Alzehmier's. Finally, this legislation increases funding for roads and bridges and does more to secure our country's borders."