Legislation includes disaster relief, defense, health, education, environmental priorities
Following assurances from Congressional Leadership both Chambers will move on immigration legislation that incorporates a pathway for DACA recipients, Representative
"When Hurricane Irma hit
"The increased disaster funding, increased budget caps on domestic and military spending, and numerous
"The main obstacles to a compromise on immigration that delivers a fair, permanent solution for young immigrants brought to our country as children and secures the border so future illegal entry is discouraged and diminished have been Congressional Leaders' refusal to allow each Chamber to consider legislation on the Floor and the objections of extremists in both parties. However, this week, Members of
"I am now more hopeful than ever a solution on DACA is within reach. With this significant development, I was proud to support today's spending measure to keep the government open so we can move onto the important issue of immigration."
Curbelo Legislative Priorities in Today's Spending Package
* This legislation includes a massive disaster relief package that includes:
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* Critical funding for the
* Disaster-related tax relief to survivors of the
* Stabilizes Medicaid Programs in
* The legislation includes increased spending for multiple energy and environmental priorities including:
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* Credit for Production from Advanced Nuclear Power Facilities, which allows the Secretary of the
* Enhancement of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Tax Credit, which modifies the existing credit for carbon dioxide sequestration.
* The legislation includes spending for multiple healthcare priorities including:
* Expanded access to telehealth services;
* Robust Funding for the
* Extension of funding for
* 10-year reauthorization of CHIP;
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* Repeal of the
* The legislation includes direct assistance for
* The creation of Opportunity Zones Rule for
* Extension of the tax deduction allowable with respect to income attributable to domestic production activities in
* Modifications to Rum Cover Over, which extends the rum cover over through the end of 2021 and maintains the cover-amount as being based on
* The legislation includes multiple defense and veterans' priorities:
* Unwinding sequestration cuts to defense spending;
* Breaks the spending "parity" by giving defense a larger funding increase than non-defense discretionary spending; and
* Provisions to reduce the maintenance backlog at the
* The legislation includes language requiring simplified filing forms for tax returns for use by persons who are age 65 or older by the close of the taxable year.
* The legislation includes the reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, an evidence-based program that supports families and improves outcomes for children, for 5 years.
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