These are just a few of the cuts in the bill that compromise our
national security and strengthen our adversaries.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Wyoming (Ms. Hageman), but this is proof that you don't have to be on
the Appropriations Committee to have a huge impact on the bill.
  Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 8595,
the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act.
  I commend Chairman Diaz-Balart for his bold leadership to reform U.S.
foreign aid over the last several funding cycles. Today, we have a bill
before us with additional important reforms.
  This bill puts forward a second consecutive year of spending cuts,
counters the global climate lunacy agenda, and holds rogue U.N.
agencies accountable. Specifically, this bill delivers real solutions
on issues I have prioritized over the last several years.
  Since 2023, the U.N. has been setting the stage for nations to sue
one another for violations of climate change treaties, with the spoils
of these lawsuits being for so-called climate reparations. Foreign
countries and global environmentalists are seeking to target our
country and energy producers at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer.
  This bill aligns with legislation I have introduced to block climate
reparations.

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  Secondly, Washington, D.C., has turned a blind eye to the Chinese
Communist Party's infiltration of the United Nations, with our taxpayer
dollars being used to fund the CCP's malign influence agenda.
  The CCP has been successful in winning elections to lead various
strategic U.N. agencies and then modifying their policies to the
benefit of Beijing rather than the West.
  The legislation before us today cuts off U.S. resources to those U.N.
agencies that embrace CCP leadership. America should be steering the
decisions of these organizations, not the CCP.
  H.R. 8595 further advances a bold new agenda of American foreign
relations, and I commend Chairmen Diaz-Balart and Cole for their
leadership.
  Mr. Chair, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this bill.
  Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the distinguished
ranking member of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies Subcommittee.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for
yielding.
  Mr. Chair, the State Department funding bill that we are considering
here fails to meet this critical, historic moment. Our Nation is at a
dangerous crossroads. We are at war, a war that Congress never voted to
authorize, a war so recklessly managed that our allies increasingly see
us as a threat rather than a reliable partner.
  Yet, amid this global chaos, Republicans have abandoned investments
to make the world a safer, healthier place. Their callous neglect has
caused hundreds of thousands of needless deaths along the way.
  President Trump has given up our seat at the table. He has put down
the torch of liberty and democracy, all so he can glad-hand dictators
and stuff his family's pockets. All the while, working Americans get
poorer as the direct result of Trump's chaotic decisions on tariffs,
immigration, and military action.
  Instead of addressing real threats to our security, our interests,
and our values abroad, this bill doubles down on petty, partisan
culture war riders. This Republican bill includes a provision to
suppress reproductive freedom abroad by boycotting humanitarian groups
that provide lifesaving care to women and girls.
  Is anyone surprised the same party that rips away Americans'
reproductive rights and guts our healthcare is running the same anti-
choice playbook worldwide?
  Experts predict tens of thousands more unsafe abortions and maternal
deaths. No part of this is pro-life. When I filed an amendment to
strike this expanded global gag rule, Republicans refused to even allow
a vote.
  This bill does nothing to reverse Trump's America-last self-sabotage,
his disdain for our neighbors in Haiti and Venezuela, or his racist
refugee exclusion policy.
  Instead of holding him accountable for his corruption, it offers
Trump a $1.5 billion slush fund. That is $1.5 billion siphoned from law
enforcement, peacekeeping, global health, and, yes, directly from
starving children.
  With the deficit exploding, prices out of control, and Americans
crying out for relief, I can't imagine a worse prescription than a
blank check for a President out of control.
  When this bill came out of our committee, I thought it couldn't get
any worse.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30
seconds to the gentlewoman from Florida.
  The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in
personalities toward the President.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. When this bill came out of our committee, I
thought it couldn't get any worse. Yet, stunningly, Republican
leadership attached President Trump's racist voter suppression bill to
it, caving to far-right extremists who held the House floor hostage.
  I am voting ``no'' because this Republican bill won't make your
family stronger, safer, or more prosperous, unless your last name is
Trump.
  The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in
personalities toward the President.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Meng), the distinguished ranking member
of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
and on our committee.
  Ms. MENG. Mr. Chair, my constituents in Queens are facing an
affordability crisis, and this bill will only make it worse by
endorsing a failed America-alone policy that diminishes our presence on
the world stage, abandons women and girls, and guts our soft power.
  This bill cuts our national security budget by another 6 percent to
fund more tax cuts for billionaires and a proposed military budget now
exceeding $1.5 trillion. That is a ``trillion'' with a capital T.
  It comes after this administration destroyed USAID, clawed back
hundreds of millions in humanitarian aid already approved by Congress,
and canceled over 80 percent of our foreign aid programs. Existing cuts
have already led to an estimated 760,000 preventable deaths and are
projected to cause up to 23 million by 2030.
  Instead of gutting diplomacy and development to pay for a record
Pentagon budget, we should be growing our diplomatic presence and
investing in programs that tackle conflict and instability at the
roots.
  By eliminating funding for the U.N., this bill would cede ground to
our adversaries, letting Russia and China reshape the U.N. without
meaningful U.S. influence. It also doubles down on attacks on women and
girls, gutting international family planning and banning funding to the
U.N. Population Fund. Instead of abandoning the world's women and
girls, we should be investing in them.

  It also locks in the administration's expanded global gag rule,
exporting a radical rightwing agenda, politicizing aid, and targeting
women, minorities, and LGBTQ+ people--people who look to America as a
beacon of freedom, not repression.
  Our national security budget is not waste. It is not a playground for
radical social ideologies or attacks on the world's most vulnerable
populations. It is a strategic investment in America's security, global
stability, and the power of democracy.
  The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 20
seconds to the gentlewoman from New York.
  Ms. MENG. For these reasons, I cannot support this bill, and I urge
my colleagues to oppose it.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the
gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Amo).