ms. underwood. despite of disagreements on policy■f the ranking member of the full committee, we would likeo opportunity to kick off this appropriations season, if you ld to getting started here.stly, is my gratitude to the staff for r as we know without them, this would be ayhing and t thing to do. with that, i'm going to reserve the rest of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from illinois is opposition to the funding bill. iwledge the hard work of those who are serving on the ofhomeland security.p they are making sacrifices every day to country and i am committed to recognizing that. policies acknowledge both the challenges and obsts face. today's bill includes key priorities focus on expanding employee wellness and suicide preventionams and funding additional wellness centers that build upon the el paso pilot. providing resources to increaset sexual assault and protect imprgor coast guard members and family members.e these silver lining s, the department ofhome