A Representative on the House floor urged colleagues to pass the "Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs, and Extension Act of 2026," saying the measure would reopen the federal government, restore services and pay federal workers.

"Let's reopen the government and get back to work," the Representative said, arguing the bill "reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country."

The member framed the bill as a practical response to a recent shutdown, saying shutdowns "never change the outcome" and that the only cost is borne by the American people. He cited specific harms from the lapse in funding, saying families missed paychecks, seniors faced lapses in food assistance, airports experienced disruptions and community programs were stalled or stopped.

On veterans and military families, the Representative noted the timing with Veterans Day and said military families had feared for timely pay; he credited President Trump for ensuring the pay was delivered during the lapse.

The bill, the member said, would do several things at once: compensate air traffic controllers before a busy holiday period; fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through Sept. 30; and include three full-year fiscal 2026 appropriations bills that cover military construction and veterans affairs, the legislative branch, and agriculture, rural development and the Food and Drug Administration divisions.

If enacted as described on the floor, the member said, the legislation would put full-year funding in place for military construction needs and medical programs for veterans, provide additional resources for the legislative branch including the Capitol Police and member security, and maintain nutrition programs such as WIC and SNAP.

The Representative highlighted that the package also restores "member-driven community project funding" within the military construction and agricultural divisions — a priority he said the Appropriations Committee achieved while holding overall spending levels in check.

On process and partisanship, he criticized House Democratic leadership by name, saying Republicans had restored a "responsible line by line process" and would avoid a year-end omnibus. He noted that "8 Senate Democrats saw reason and did exactly that," and urged House Democrats to support the measure.

The member closed by calling for bipartisan action to reopen the government and said he reserved the balance of his time.

The statement on the floor represents a floor explanation and request for support; the transcript does not record a vote or an adopted motion in this excerpt.