Press Releases
May 17, 2023
House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released their draft 2024 Homeland Security funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The bill covers agencies, offices, and programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Secret Service, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Subcommittees
May 17, 2023
During today’s House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2024 Legislative Branch funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the Republican funding bill takes us back.
Subcommittees
May 17, 2023
During today’s House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, House Democrats highlighted how Republicans cannot claim to fully fund veterans’ programs with a bill that does not fully fund the Toxic Exposures Fund and underfunds military construction projects.
May 17, 2023
House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. This bill includes funding for agencies and programs within the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Farm Credit Administration.
May 16, 2023
The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft 2024 Legislative Branch funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation provides annual funding for the Legislative Branch of the United States government, including the United States House of Representatives, the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Library of Congress.
Subcommittees
May 16, 2023
The House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation fails to fully meet veterans’ benefits, health care, and other needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.
May 9, 2023
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Committee on Veterans Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39), and Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today released the following statement once again calling on the Department of Education to rescind its flawed guidance that allows for-profit online program management (OPM) companies to deceive students for financial gain.
April 26, 2023
“The thing is, now that they passed these devastating cuts, they have to somehow figure out how to get the bipartisan, bicameral votes they need to actually pass appropriations bills. They know well that we cannot and will not pass the 12 appropriations bills at these levels."
April 26, 2023
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today released the following statement on House Republicans’ refusal to protect veterans.
April 23, 2023
For months, I have heard my Republican colleagues claim that defense, veterans' health care and border security would be protected. This bill does not keep that pledge. It either puts this funding on the chopping block or forces further cuts to other critical government programs by more than 22%. As much as Republicans want to pretend otherwise, these caps are cuts. They would ensure that resources for critical programs remain below current levels for the next 10 years — all for less than one year of preventing a default.