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Rep. Barry Moore supports FY24 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill

September 29, 2023
Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) voted in favor of H.R. 4665, the 2024 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill. This legislation claws back $11 billion in wasteful spending over the next two years. The bill also promotes American values at home and abroad by prioritizing agencies and programs that strengthen our national security by helping to secure our borders, counter China, support Israel, increase oversight of taxpayer dollars that have been sent to Ukraine, and protect innocent life. 

“This legislation bolsters our national security and supports American allies while recognizing the greatest threat to our national security is our skyrocketing debt," said Moore. "House Republicans are protecting taxpayers by removing the frivolous, America-last spending included in previous versions of this legislation by Democrats, such as special climate envoys to royal weddings and funding for the CCP's Wuhan Institute of Virology."

The Fiscal Year 2024 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Bill

Supports our national security by:

  • Providing $4.4 billion for United States national security interests in the Indo-Pacific and to counter the PRC’s malign influence, which is $1 billion above the President’s Budget Request;
  • Including $500 million in Foreign Military Financing Program for Taiwan to strengthen deterrence across the Taiwan Strait and up to $2 billion in loans and loan guarantees for such purpose;
  • Prohibiting funds for the PRC and the CCP, prohibiting funds for countries to repay Chinese debt, and prohibiting funds for international financial institutions from loans to PRC;
  • Prioritizing funding and policies to combat the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into the United States; and

Protects life, supports American values, and enhances economic competitiveness by:

  • Maintaining all long-standing, pro-life protections;
  • Applying the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy (expanded Mexico City Policy) on all health funds in the Act;
  • Supporting religious freedom programs abroad and religious freedom protections for faith-based organizations delivering foreign aid;
  • Banning “disinformation” and “misinformation” programs that violate the free speech rights of American citizens;
  • Prohibiting funds for unnecessary regulations and controversial Executive Orders that disadvantage American businesses;

Reins in wasteful bureaucracy and enhances oversight and accountability by:

  • Strengthening Congressional oversight of funds provided in the bill and restricting the Administration’s ability to ignore congressional directives to fund an extreme, partisan agenda;
  • Funding the Agencies’ Inspectors General at or above the FY23 enacted levels;
  • Increasing accountability at the United Nations (UN) and other multilateral organizations, including by requiring written agreements for Inspectors General oversight access;
  • Eliminating counterproductive climate programs that harm energy security and economic development in underdeveloped countries, which leaves them even more dependent on United States aid and more vulnerable to the malign activities of the PRC and Russia.

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