WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, PA-11, said he voted against a continuing resolution Wednesday because the measure didn't provide enough disaster relief funding.

Rep. Barletta released the following statement after his vote:"I support the Senate version of this bill because this continuing resolution doesn't include enough funding for disaster victims. I, along with 76 Democrats, sent a letter to the House leadership saying that we support the Senate version of the bill because it includes more funding for disaster relief. I agree with Senator Casey and Senator Toomey, who supported the Senate bill."Every day I toured the destruction caused by record flooding in Northeastern Pennsylvania, I told my constituents at home that I would come back to Congress and fight for them. I promised them that I would make sure the full resources of the federal government are used to help them rebuild and protect them from future floods. This continuing resolution does not do enough to rebuild the lives of people who lost everything they own. It doesn't do enough to fund mitigation efforts so this type of flooding doesn't happen again. It doesn't do enough to help local businesses reopen and protect American jobs."Rather than spend money on disaster relief funding, the continuing resolution continues funding for the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), and it continues $300 million in annual funding to the Title X family planning program, a prime funding source for Planned Parenthood."Because the continuing resolution does not include adequate funding for disaster relief, I voted against it."When disaster strikes anywhere in the world, the United States is the first country to help rebuild. But now that a disaster occurred right here in our own backyard, we need to start rebuilding here, first. Let's help Americans first."