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January 14, 2026
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
January 14, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Steny Hoyer, and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Ranking Member Lois Frankel issued statements on the House passage of the appropriations package covering their jurisdictions.
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January 14, 2026
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.
January 11, 2026
Today, the House Appropriations Committee released text for the Financial Services and General Government; and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs funding package.
January 8, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released a statement on the retirement of Congressman Steny Hoyer, Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee:
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January 8, 2026
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee Ranking Member Grace Meng, House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur, and House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree applauded House passage of the Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water, and Interior-Environment funding package.
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January 6, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the House Rules Committee in support of the fiscal year 2026 spending package covering the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment funding bills:
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January 5, 2026
Today, the House Appropriations Committee released text for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment fiscal year 2026 funding package.
December 22, 2025
After weeks of infighting, Republicans have failed to move any of the nine remaining fiscal year 2026 spending bills since the government reopened more than a month ago. A new fact sheet released today by the House Appropriations Committee highlights how Republican proposals fail to address Americans’ concerns about affordability, community safety, and President Trump’s corruption.
December 18, 2025
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement after a lawsuit led by Connecticut resulted in a court order to release more than $4 billion of Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) funding that the Trump Administration is withholding.
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