Importantly, the bill finally rejects demands of Democrats to only
increase defense spending if all other spending is also increased. This
bill ends that harmful precedent. The bill devotes important new funding for border security. In fact,
it contains the biggest increase in border security funding in almost a
decade. This will allow us to make improvements to the wall at the
border, put more Customs and Border Protection agents on the ground,
and end the disastrous practice of ``catch and release.''
The bill includes important pro-life protections to ensure taxpayer
money is not used to fund abortions. Just as important, the bill does
not contain a penny of funding for Planned Parenthood. I am going to
say it again: there is not a penny in here for Planned Parenthood.
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