Press Releases
January 27, 2025
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement urging the resumption of foreign assistance in response to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order freezing nearly all U.S. foreign assistance programs funded by the State Department and USAID, pending a 90-day review. The freeze excludes security assistance to Israel and Egypt, emergency food aid, and salaries.
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
January 25, 2025
Today, House Committee Ranking Members sent a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to protect their work from political interference and intimidation.
January 25, 2025
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Orders to reinstate the expanded Global Gag Rule and prevent women from accessing health care.
January 21, 2025
WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Orders that, if executed, will lead to the illegal impoundment of federal funds:
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January 17, 2025
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ranking Member Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement on the use of President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funds in violation of United States law.
January 15, 2025
Committee Democrats Name Subcommittee Ranking Members and Full Committee Vice Ranking Member
WASHINGTON, DC – House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today announced the Democratic rosters for the House Appropriations Committee’s 12 subcommittees in the 119th Congress, including the Subcommittee Ranking Members and full Committee Vice Ranking Member, elected by the Committee’s Democratic Members.
December 20, 2024
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on the passage of a government funding package to avert a costly shutdown and provide much-needed disaster relief to communities across the country.
December 19, 2024
Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released new information detailing the bipartisan disaster relief and recovery investments across the country that are now at risk due to House Republicans’ capitulation to President Musk’s uninformed and dangerous demands of a shutdown.
December 17, 2024
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on the bipartisan continuing resolution to keep government programs and services functioning until March 14, 2025. This package also includes supplemental relief funds necessary to help communities across the country recover from recent natural disasters.
December 6, 2024
Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released a new fact sheet detailing the incoming Trump Administration’s unconstitutional plans to steal from the American people by illegally impounding funds appropriated by Congress.
Issues:Fact Sheets and Background