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Congresswoman Bice Votes for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024

March 6, 2024
Press Release

Washington, D.C.- Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, legislation which includes six appropriations bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration; Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; Interior, Environment; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs; and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development. This package provides targeted cuts to wasteful non-defense programs. Importantly, it strategically reduces spending in a responsible and sustainable manner.

Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement:

“Over the last few years, we have seen drastic increases in spending and a skyrocketing national debt. This year’s first six appropriations bills include the first spending cuts to non-defense, non-VA spending in the last ten years. Let me be frank, the process to get here was rigorous. However, I voted for this legislation that begins the process of halting out-of-control spending. House Republicans are delivering on a promise to change the trajectory of federal spending and put an end to budgetary waste without harming our veterans or national security.”

A Few Oklahoma Specific Wins Contained within the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024:

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies:

  • $78M for a KC-46A Depot Maintenance Facility at Tinker AFB
  • $5.8M for F-35 Oxygen Shop at Tinker AFB
  • $1.8M for Shawnee, OK National Guard Readiness Center

Interior, Environment and Related Agencies

  • $484,000 for Bethany, Oklahoma for the Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Replacement project.
  • $560,000 for Yukon, Oklahoma for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion project.
  • $2.25 million for Edmond, Oklahoma for the Water Treatment Plant Capacity Expansion project.

Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies

  • $5,214,000 to the Wiley Post Airport for the Wiley Post Airport runway widening.
  • $6 million to the Guthrie/Edmond Regional for terminal expansion and other improvements. 
  • $2,031,552 to the State of Oklahoma for a bridge replacement. 
  • $1 million to the State of Oklahoma for shoulders on State Highway 4. 
  • $2.4 million to the State of Oklahoma for the May Avenue Bridge repair. 
  • $3 million to the State of Oklahoma for I-35 Frontage Road modifications. 
  • $8 million to the State of Oklahoma for the I-40 widening between Kickapoo and Shawnee.
Issues:Budget and Spending