In response to the gentleman who, in last week’s letters to the editor, castigates Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick for the his vote in support of the Biden administration’s omnibus spending bill. I asked former Congressman Jim Greenwood — who continues his strong support of Congressman Fitzpatrick — for his thoughts. I received this by way of reply:
“For starters the omnibus passed in the Senate with a bipartisan 68-29 vote. With Democrats controlling the House, the Senate and the White House, the options were to compromise, or face a government shutdown. Defense spending, including military support for Ukraine, increased by 10% to $858 billion, comprising half of spending. It includes a 22% increase in spending for the Veterans Administration; $47.5 billion for the National Institutes of Health; and, $1.5B to fight cancer. As for “pork,” it includes $582,000 for the Bucks County Community College and $500,000 for the Pennsylvania Special Olympics.”
As a citizen of Pennsylvania; as a U.S. citizen supporting all our efforts to assist Ukrainians in their fight against unprovoked Russian aggression; and, as a citizen with no desire to see our financial markets melt down; our commitments to NATO wither and die; or massive paralysis of government accompanied by tens or even hundreds of thousands of government layoffs, I thank Congressman Fitzpatrick for having the maturity and the courage to sign on to a compromise for the good of his state and his country.
Joe Falconi, Buckingham
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