HYDE-SMITH NAMED TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Senator Will Help Reconcile Senate-House Differences on FY2019 Appropriations for Agriculture, Transportation & Other Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been named to the negotiation team that will work to resolve differences on a FY2019 appropriations package to fund federal agriculture, transportation, and other programs.
“I am committed to being a good steward of taxpayer dollars as we try to get the FY2019 funding bills to the President. I consider serving on the conference as an opportunity to reach funding agreements that are good for the nation and Mississippi,” Hyde-Smith said.
Hyde-Smith is among 11 Senators named by the U.S. Senate on Thursday to participate on a conference committee that will reconcile differences between the Senate and House on HR.6147, a so-called “minibus” that includes four FY2019 bills:
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Financial Services and General Government
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) successfully set an aggressive FY2019 appropriations schedule. With the naming of conferees on HR.6147, conference committee negotiations are now underway on nine of the 12 annual appropriations bills.