Senator Coons statement on Senate passage of short-term spending bill

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U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Senate voted 72-25 to continue existing funding levels for the federal government through December 6, 2022. Senator Coons is Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS):

"This continuing resolution is a bipartisan step forward that keeps the government open and funds a number of pressing priorities for our country.

"It provides $1 billion in heating assistance this winter, so working families in Delaware can keep their homes warm; $2 billion for disaster relief as climate change makes disasters like Hurricane Ian more common; and $20 million to fix the broken water system of Jackson, Mississippi, whose residents have been without drinking water since this summer.

"Notably, this legislation continues to support the brave Ukrainian people as they push back on Russia's brutal and immoral invasion with an additional $12.35 billion in funding for Ukraine. In recent weeks, Ukraine has made substantial progress in regaining territory east of Kharkiv, and now is the right time to redouble our support.

"I am glad we are on a path to easily avert a government shutdown. We have 10 weeks to complete the appropriations process for fiscal 2023, which is critical to ensure that we appropriately fund the countless federal programs which our constituents and our nation's security depend on."

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