Press Releases

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee; Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee; Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY-06), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science; and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi to denounce the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) interim final rule that illegally enables DOJ to restore firearms to convicted felons—and to call for the interim final rule to be withdrawn.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy’s politically motivated assault on vaccine science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In two legal decisions released this morning, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) reaffirmed that the President has no inherent authority to unilaterally freeze enacted appropriations. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on these decisions.

House Republicans just rubberstamped Elon Musk’s stealing of American taxpayer money. The $9.4 billion rescissions package does nothing to address the cost-of-living crisis, hurts middle class and working families, and undermines national security. These cuts continue Elon Musk’s agenda to chaotically destroy the government and weaken the United States’ power in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

Today, Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, and Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, in issuing the following statement concerning the recissions package sent to Congress by the Trump administration, which would cut $8.3 billion in foreign assistance, including $900 million in cuts to global health programs, as well as cuts to democracy assistance, economic and development assistance, and economic and energy support for Ukraine and other states affected by Russia’s illegal invasion.

WASHINGTON — Following the adoption of four subcommittee allocations by the House Appropriations Committee, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released a new fact sheet and the following statement on the incomplete funding proposals for fiscal year 2026:

WASHINGTON — During the House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill fails to fully meet veterans’ needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.