2019: Fitzpatrick Voted For The FY 2020 Minibus Appropriations, Which
Increased Funding For The Corporation For Public Broadcasting Despite
Trump's Efforts To Eliminate Federal Funding. In December 2019,
Fitzpatrick voted for the FY 2020 minibus spending bill, which
represented 8 of the 12 appropriations bills. According to Government
Executive, "For the last decade, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
has seen its funding kept flat or reduced. That is set to change in
fiscal 2020, with lawmakers allocating $465 million, a $20 million
increase. Trump has repeatedly sought to eliminate federal funding for
CPB." The vote was a motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The House
agreed to the motion by a vote of 297-120. The Senate later passed the
bill and the President signed the bill into law. [House Vote 689,
12/17/19; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/17/19;
Congressional Actions,
H.R.1865]