Kiggans Votes to Support Veterans, Rein in Wasteful Spending

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the below statement after voting in favor of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. This legislation, which passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 339 to 85, includes bills that provide a total $460 billion in government funding.

Notably, base spending across these six bills is $9 billion below the same six bills from Fiscal Year 2023 and comes in under the President’s Budget Request by more than $100 billion. These significant savings are accomplished while fully funding our veterans’ health care, toxic exposure programs, and military construction projects with a particular focus on quality-of-life projects such as improved barracks, upgrades to the quality of housing, and funding for child development centers.

“In recent years, Washington’s irresponsible spending has skyrocketed, adding trillions to our national debt and increasing the cost of living for American families. I came to Congress to put an end to that wasteful spending without compromising on our commitment to veterans or reducing investments in our military and national security,” said Congresswoman Kiggans. “Voting for this bill today is one of many steps I’ve taken to accomplish that goal. While it took much longer than it should have with a divided Congress, I’m proud that we finally came together to pass a bipartisan government funding bill that reduces non-defense, non-VA spending for the first time in almost a decade.”

Importantly, this legislation also includes $13.75 million Congresswoman Kiggans secured for local projects across Southeast Virginia. A detailed list of these projects and the funding secured for them can be found here.

“It’s only right for our hard-earned taxpayer dollars to get returned to our communities,” said Congresswoman Kiggans. “I was proud to fight for these important funding requests on behalf of Southeast Virginia and look forward to seeing the positive impacts they will have back home…!”