What’s In The Omnibus?

The House is set to vote on a federal funding bill tomorrow that advances several bold, conservative priorities. The full text of the bill can be read here. Below are three highlights in the bill that advance meaningful solutions through bipartisan cooperation:

1.Bolsters national security. Several provisions within the bill will help keep Americans safe and enhance our national security. At a time when threats are expanding and intensifying around the globe, we need to ensure our military and intelligence communities have the funds necessary to ensure our security at home.

Wins:

• Fully funds defense, pays our troops, and provides the resources and equipment our military needs to strengthen and protect our national security
• Funds critical programs to support the Iron Dome, Ukraine’s efforts to protect themselves from Russian aggression, and counterterrorism programs for regional allies like Jordan
• Funds efforts to combat ISIL, support operations in Afghanistan, and increase intelligence and surveillance capabilities
• Prohibits closure of our terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and prevents transfer of detainees into the U.S.
• Increases funds for veterans by9.8% above FY15 to support health care, job training, and reducing the claims backlog at the VA

2.Lifts the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports. America is the only country in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our own crude oil, and it’s time we got rid of this obsolete, job-killing barrier once and for all. In fact, we’ve lost 80,000 U.S. jobs because oil producers have been forced to scale back their rigs by nearly 60 percent. When we lift the ban, U.S. producers would generate more than 1 million barrels daily, which means more American jobs and greater economic competitiveness in the global marketplace. As House Majority Whip, Scalise has used his seat at the Leadership table to build the legislative coalition that created such strong support from both Republicans and Democrats.

Wins:

• Creates more than 5,000 jobs in Louisiana and nearly 1 million jobs across the country
• Adds nearly $300 million to our state’s economy and $170 billion annually to our national GDP
• Shifts energy dependence of emerging democracies away from bad actors like Russia and Iran
• According to the Government Accountability Office, consumer gas prices here at home could drop as much as 13 cents per gallon so families can save more at the pump.

3.Prevents a taxpayer bailout of ObamaCare’s risk corridors program. This prevents the unnecessary ObamaCare tax burdens being heaped upon hardworking Americans.

Wins:

• Stops the taxpayer bailout of insurance companies through the Obamacare risk corridor program
• Delays for two years the poorly designed ObamaCare Cadillac tax—a 40 percent excise tax on “high cost” employer health plans
• Puts a one year moratorium on the Health Insurance Tax that drives up health care premiums and acts as a tax on small businesses
• Cuts funding by $15 million for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which will act as a de facto rationing body by cutting certain providers and effectively stopping access to care
• Blocks the Public Health and Prevention Fund from being used as an ObamaCare slush fund
• Requires the Inspectors General at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department to issue a report on improper payments of ObamaCare’s tax subsidies