Kaptur Calls On Speaker Johnson To Hold Vote To Fully Fund TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and Cyber Defense
March 27, 2026
Washington, DC — Tonight, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the bill to fully fund the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Coast Guard, and US Cyber Defense before the House for a vote. Calling temporary funding measures a “disservice” to American taxpayers, Kaptur urged the Speaker to bring H.R. 7041, a bill she has co-sponsored to fully fund these agencies to the House Floor, and then allow Congress to continue negotiations to restore confidence in ICE and CBP as the American people have consistently and overwhelmingly demanded. The United States Senate has already unanimously passed Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147 on a bipartisan basis to fully fund these same agencies and allow for the proper negotiations to continue on the remaining agencies but Johnson refused to bring that legislation forward as well.
“Speaker Johnson should immediately allow a vote to fully fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and Cyber Defense which are critical to our nation. Today’s vote on legislation which he knows has no chance to pass the Senate and become law is a disservice to the American people.
"For Speaker Johnson and the Republican House Majority to not allow a vote on legislation the Senate has already passed on a bipartisan basis to fully fund these critical agencies is shortsighted and cruel. To even consider not funding these agencies as tens of millions of Americans prepare to travel for the Passover and Easter holidays show where their priorities truly lie. On top of that, we are at the peak of the busy Spring Break travel season.
"It is a policy choice to turn a blind eye on TSA workers as America's airports have hours long lines, and millions of travelers from near and far are caught in the crossfire. I stand ready to vote once Speaker Johnson sees that his gambit has failed.
"Time will tell, but history will poorly judge those who decided to play politics with the lives and livelihoods of countless Americans. If they leave town without solving their own crisis, may it weigh heavily on their conscience."
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