Press Release: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Today, the House passed the Republican fiscal year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill. As costs for groceries go up, the bill cuts $200 million from fruit and vegetable vouchers for women, infants and children. While working families struggle to make ends meet, the bill decimates rural aid programs. A state- and district-level breakdown of the rural aid cuts can be found here.

During debate on the House Floor on the Republican's fiscal year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) delivered the following remarks:

During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats fought against House Republicans’ bill that increases costs for rural communities and cuts funding for programs that support farmers and help hardworking people feed their families.

During today’s House Appropriations subcommittee markup of the 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill would raise costs on American farmers, cut assistance to hungry families, and defund programs that support rural communities.

House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the fiscal year 2027 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation weakens our national security, cuts global health, surrenders American global leadership and influence to our adversaries, and puts the American people at risk.

House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their fiscal year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. This bill increases costs for rural communities and cuts funding for programs that support farmers and help hardworking people feed their families.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s refusal to distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative funding to Democratic-led states:

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement concerning the Trump administration’s illegal move to withhold available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November.