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March 18, 2026
Today, as the Republican shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached its 32nd day, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) opened a discharge petition to bring up her bill that would fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Coast Guard, along with every other part of DHS except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Office of the Secretary.
March 18, 2026
During a press conference at the House steps on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro gave the following remarks, regarding her bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, and the discharge petition to force a vote on her measure:
Thank you so much, Mr. Leader, and good day to everyone. I want to say thank you to my colleagues who are here.
Today marks the thirty-second day that the Department of Homeland security has been shutdown. Last Friday, TSA agents, and other employees across DHS, missed their first full paycheck. This is wrong.
Issues:Homeland Security
March 17, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member delivered the following remarks on the House Floor regarding Republicans’ refusal to support funding legislation for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Secret Service:
Issues:Homeland Security
March 13, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement as workers across the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Coast Guard, and Secret Service missed a full paycheck.
Issues:Homeland Security
March 12, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement after Senate Republicans blocked funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA):
Issues:Homeland Security
March 9, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement following security-check delays at airports in Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta and across the country.
Issues:Homeland Security
March 5, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement following House Republicans’ cynical attempt to exploit the chaos caused by President Trump’s war with Iran to advance their partisan agenda.
Issues:Homeland Security
March 5, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement regarding the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem:
Issues:Homeland Security
March 4, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) gave the following remarks during debate on the Rule to bring up Republicans’ Homeland Security bill:
Issues:Homeland Security
February 25, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) requested unanimous consent to advance her bill to fund the law-abiding agencies under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Coast Guard, Secret Service, and more, while negotiations continue on securing the reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that Americans are demanding. The request to consider the measure was blocked.
Issues:Homeland Security