Rep. Malliotakis Voted Against Appropriations Package Delivered To President Biden – Continues To Allow Illegal Migrants To Cross Into Our Country – Averts Government Shutdown
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis
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Malliotakis Statement on Vote Against Second Appropriations Package
“I refuse to give the Biden Administration more money to allow more criminals and illegal immigrants into our country to wreak havoc in our city at the taxpayers’ expense.”
Editor’s note: According to The American Hospital Association, “The House March 22 voted 286-134 to pass the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, legislation that would fund all remaining federal agencies through Sept. 30. The bipartisan bill includes six appropriations bills, including one funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The legislation omits other mandatory health extenders previously under discussion, including site-neutral and hospital price transparency provisions. It also would extend through fiscal year 2024 the Conrad 30 waiver program, which waives the foreign residence requirement for physicians holding J-1 visas who agree to stay in the U.S. for three years to practice in federally designated underserved areas; and rescind $4.3 billion in COVID-19 funding from the American Rescue Plan Act that was never obligated.” This bill had already passed the Senate, and is expected to be signed into law by the president now that it has passed both houses.
Senator Schumer and Gillibrand delivered an announcement about the funding that was contained in the bill that will benefit Manhattan, and additional funding was also secured for the state of New York.
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) today released the following statement regarding her vote against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act that included the second tranche of government funding bills for FY24:
“Today I voted against the second appropriations package because it funds the continuation of President Biden’s border policies that are unsustainable, unsafe, and unfair to New Yorkers and all Americans. What is the point of having more border patrol agents if they cannot do their job to detain and deport illegal immigrants, and more detention beds when we have thousands that are going unused because this administration chooses to release individuals into our country’s interior instead? This legislation also allocates $650 million to continue transporting and housing illegal immigrants, including criminals, in cities like mine, much to the opposition of my constituents. We’ve already seen stabbings, robberies, assaults, and attacks on our police officers and over 1,200 arrests at existing shelters in New York City. It has to stop.
“At the end of the day, the Department of Homeland Security’s problem is not one of lack of funding; it is one of bad leadership, bad policy, and bad choices made by President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas who have used their discretion and authority to dismantle our border. I refuse to give the Biden Administration more money to allow more criminals and illegal immigrants into our country to wreak havoc in our city at the taxpayers’ expense. Congress has the power of the purse, and I believe this was a wasted opportunity to force the Biden Administration’s hand and secure tangible border security measures to protect the safety and security of the American people.”
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Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was sworn in on January 3, 2021 to represent Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn.
Prior to serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 2, 2010, defeating a two-term incumbent. In the Assembly, she served as Minority Whip and the ranking minority member of the Assembly Committee on Governmental Employees. For five terms, Congresswoman Malliotakis fought to restore ethics in Albany, expand transit service in her district, improve programs for senior citizens, reform education and improve New York’s economic climate by reducing the tax burden on small businesses and residents. A cornerstone of her tenure was helping her community recover and rebuild following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
In addition to advocating for these same issues in Washington, Congresswoman Malliotakis is acutely focused on securing New York’s fair share of federal mass transit funding, which would go towards expanding transportation services and easing traffic congestion, while also championing public safety by supporting our nation’s law enforcement officers.
Congresswoman Malliotakis is the daughter of immigrants, her father from Greece and her mother a Cuban exile of the Castro dictatorship. She is currently the only Republican member representing New York City in Congress, representing a district spanning the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island. She is a passionate advocate for animal rights and the strengthening of animal cruelty laws, and in her spare time, enjoys spending time with her chihuahua, Peanut.
