Republicans Advance Largest Pentagon Budget in History while Cutting Billions from Domestic Investments
Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee today advanced their 2027 funding bill during the full committee markup. The bill sets the Pentagon budget at more than $1 trillion – the largest in U.S. history and a $234 billion increase over 2026. The excessive increase in Defense spending comes…
Trump Asks Congress for $67 Billion for His War of Choice While Failing to Address the Cost-of-Living Crisis
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on President Trump’s request for $67.1 billion in defense funding:
Republican Energy and Water Funding Bill Raises Costs, Harms Energy Reliability and Security
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released a detailed breakdown of some of the devastating funding cuts proposed in House Republicans’ fiscal year 2027 Energy and Water Development funding bill.
Trump Administration Spent Tens of Millions in Taxpayer Funds on Ballroom and then Lied About It
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement following a report in the Washington Post that confirmed the Trump administration planned to use more than $300 million in taxpayer money to fund the president’s billionaire ballroom, and has already…
Trump Administration Continues Illegal Effort to Dismantle Department of Education
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement after news broke that the Trump administration was taking yet another illegal step in their broader illegal effort to dismantle the Department of Education. The recent move removes special education and…
