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Pelosi Statement on Senate Passage of Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Contact:Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight after the Senate passed the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which will fund the federal government through September 30. The House passed the bill on Feb. 25 and it now goes to President Obama for his signature into law:
“The Senate’s passage of the omnibus appropriations bill completes the appropriations bills that the previous Administration delayed and rejects the deep cuts affecting our children, our workers, and our economy that President Bush proposed. Congress can now focus its full attention on continued aggressive action to strengthen our economy and create jobs, to reform our health care system to reduce costs and increase coverage, to move our nation toward energy independence, and to modernize education to foster innovation and competitiveness in the global economy.
“All of the priorities that President Obama has outlined for the Congress this year are essential not only to creating jobs now, but to laying the foundation for prosperity for years to come. While this agenda is aggressive, we must do all we can to restore America’s economic strength now and in the future. We look forward to continuing to work with President Obama to achieve these goals.”
