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‘This is a hard bill’
Republicans are cutting back on federal funding
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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Republican lawmakers are making no excuses when it comes to cutting back funding for the federal government’s operations. How is Indian Country affected?
An appropriations bill that funds the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) is inching its way through the U.S. House of Representatives. Leaders in the GOP-controlled chamber are being up-front about the cuts that they are proposing throughout the U.S. government.
“I’ll be real honest with you,” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) said at a markup last week. “If you’re looking for a pretty bill, this is not it.”
“This is a hard bill,” continued Simpson, a leader on the House Committee on Appropriations, one of the most powerful legislative panels in the U.S. Congress. “Frankly, it’s a necessary bill. Cutting funding is never easy and can often be an ugly process.”
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