Press Releases

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, released a scathing statement in response to the Trump Administration's mass termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants.

Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03); Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur (OH-09); Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06); Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Kathy Castor (FL-14); Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (CA-18); Science, Space, and Technology Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Deborah Ross (NC-02) sent a letter to United States Department of Energy (DOE) Acting Inspector General Sarah Nelson requesting an investigation into all financial assistance and contracts including any cancelled awards and contracts.

On March 24, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) illegally removed the transparency website that details how the White House—whether it is led by a Democrat or a Republican—spends taxpayer dollars.

House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the mass firings of employees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, sent a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about the plans he announced last week to gut staffing levels and reorganize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Today, House Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), and House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement on new reports indicating that the Trump Administration is planning to strip the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of key functions—including helping communities in need to rebuild after natural disasters. Just this week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told President Trump in a cabinet meeting: “We’re going to eliminate FEMA.”

WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s announcement of mass layoffs at HHS:

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) wrote to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on the Trump Administrations recent violation of the Republican 2025 full year continuing resolution.