congressman bill flores discusses this week in washington view in browser february 15, 2019 congressman bill flores discusses this week in washington u.s. representative bill flores issued the following statements regarding his votes on the border security and government funding bill ( h.j. res. 31 ) and the yemen war powers resolution ( h.j. res. 37 ): fy 2019 appropriations with control of our elected government partially divided between republicans and democrats, bipartisanship and compromise are sometimes necessary to pass legislation to keep our government funded, and to keep our nation safe and secure for our families. 