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House Appropriations Committee Democrats today highlighted how Republicans’ partisan 2025 Defense funding bill undermines democracy at home and abroad. Instead of investing in our national security and the issues that matter most to our men and women in uniform, the bill includes harmful policy riders that divide our nation. Every Democrat on the Committee voted against this shortsighted, irresponsible bill.

During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2025 Homeland Security funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill squanders billions of dollars on useless, ineffective border and enforcement measures while disregarding the threats presented by terrorists, transnational criminals, foreign adversaries, and violent extremists. House Democrats were united in their opposition to the legislation.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Democrats highlighted how Republicans’ extreme 2025 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill unravels the hard-fought credibility and influence the United States has earned as a global leader. The legislation weakens our national security and puts the American people and public health preparedness at risk.

WASHINGTON — During today’s House Appropriations subcommittee markup of the 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill increases costs for rural America and cuts funding for programs that support farmers and help hardworking people feed their families.

House Appropriations Committee Republicans released the draft fiscal year 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. This bill increases costs for rural America and cuts funding for programs that support farmers and help hardworking people feed their families.

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed Republicans’ extreme 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, continuing their failed 2024 crusade to decimate the programs Americans depend on in order to line the pockets of billionaires and big corporations. House Democrats proved how this bill – which cuts military construction by $718 million and takes us closer to a national abortion ban – fails to honor our commitment to veterans, servicemembers, and their families. This bill:

WASHINGTON — During today’s House Appropriations subcommittee markup of the 2025 Defense funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill undermines democracy at home and abroad and includes harmful policy riders that divide our nation.

WASHINGTON — During today’s House Appropriations subcommittee markup of the 2025 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill threatens our national security, threatens women’s health globally, hampers our response to the climate crisis, and underfunds the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).