Labor, HHS, Education

Ranking Member DeLauro Statement at Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget Hearing

April 16, 2026

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget Hearing:

-As Prepared For Delivery-

Thank you, Chairman Aderholt, for convening this hearing today on President Trump’s proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. And thank you, Secretary Kennedy, for taking the time to join us today, and answer our questions.

Secretary Kennedy, you and I spoke on the phone recently about this, but I want to commend you today on your recent efforts to reduce the amount of microplastics in American drinking water.

Issues:Labor, HHS, Education

DeLauro Statement on Court Ruling Striking Down RFK Jr. Vaccine Policy

March 16, 2026

Press Release

Today, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement after a federal judge blocked Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s changes to the childhood vaccine schedule:

Issues:Labor, HHS, Education

DeLauro Statement on Trump Termination of CDC Grants Targeting Four Democratic-led States

February 11, 2026

Press Release

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee was notified, pursuant to the FY26 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, of a series of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants that the Trump administration intends to terminate:

Issues:Labor, HHS, Education

DeLauro Statement in Support of Stripping Homeland Security Bill from Senate Funding Package

January 27, 2026

Press Release

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued a statement in support of removing the Homeland Security funding bill from the six-bill minibus up for consideration in the Senate this week.

Issues:DefenseFinancial ServicesHomeland SecurityLabor, HHS, EducationState, Foreign OperationsTransportation, HUD

DeLauro, Clyburn, McCollum Celebrate Passage of Funding Package

January 22, 2026

Press Release

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Ranking Member Betty McCollum, and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Ranking Member James E. Clyburn, celebrated the passage of the three-bill appropriations package covering their jurisdictions.

Issues:DefenseLabor, HHS, EducationTransportation, HUD

Appropriations Committees Release Three-Bill FY26 Funding Package: Labor, HHS, Education; Defense; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development

January 20, 2026

Press Release

Today, the Appropriations Committees released the text of a bipartisan, bicameral three-bill funding package, continuing the Committees’ steady progress in fully funding the government before the January 30 deadline.

Issues:DefenseLabor, HHS, EducationTransportation, HUD

DeLauro Statement on HHS Reinstating Billions in Addiction and Mental Health Grants After Abrupt Cancellation

January 14, 2026

Press Release

Today, House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reinstated billions of dollars in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants that he abruptly cancelled last night

Issues:Labor, HHS, Education

DeLauro Statement on HHS Canceling Billions in Addiction and Mental Health Grants

January 14, 2026

Press Release

Today, House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. canceled billions of dollars in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) grants.

Issues:Labor, HHS, Education

Republicans Use Funding Bill to Dismantle Our Health Care System and Attack Public Education

September 10, 2025

Press Release

**NEW FACT SHEET** House Republicans’ Funding Bill Includes Extreme Abortion-Related Provisions and Attacks Women’s Health

**STATE-BY-STATE DATA** House Republicans’ Goal: Fire 72,000 Teachers

Issues:Labor, HHS, Education

Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill

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