Myrick voted in support of the Fiscal Year 1999 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which passed the House by a vote of 333 to 95. The bill also allocates federal funds for the District of Columbia. The Senate is expected to pass the measure tomorrow morning. I would have preferred far less spending in the bill. Still, it does some important things.
National defense is the federal government's most important responsibility.
After 14 years of defense cuts, Congress has stepped up to the plate and fulfilled its duty to improve our military's combat readiness. At the same time, we're finally developing a missile defense system to protect the United States from foreign missile attack. The threat of a terrorist missile attack is greater now than ever. D.C. In another victory for local control of education, the bill forbids national testing of schoolchildren. Finally, the bill contains a provision to protect children from internet pornographers by requiring adult web sites to verify the age of website visitors.