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Susan Collins: “In developing the final fiscal year 2026 appropriations…”

Featuring: Susan Collins, Republican | U.S. Senate Maine

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Sen. Collins on DHS Funding

Published | Video Starts at 02:09

They've also worked hard on a bipartisan basis with their House counterparts to reconcile House and Senate priorities for these bills as well as those of the administration. This was not an easy task. In developing the final fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills, the House and Senate committees worked from a top line that is less than what Congress would spend under a continuing resolution. Priorities were realigned. Difficult decisions were made. This process resulted in successful bipartisan votes in the House of Representatives to approve these six bills. (02:09–02:27)

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Asserts that the appropriations bills were developed with a budget less than a continuing resolution would allow.

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