Press Releases

Lowey Files Conference Committee Bill to Keep Government Open, Fund Key Priorities

February 13, 2019

House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) today filed the conference report on legislation that will keep the federal government open and fund key national priorities. The legislation, negotiated by a bipartisan, bicameral conference committee, is expected to be considered in the House on Thursday.

Subcommittees

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Financial Services and General Government (116th Congress)

Homeland Security (116th Congress)

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (116th Congress)

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Chairwoman Kaptur Statement at Hearing on DOE’s Weatherization Assistance Program

February 13, 2019

"DOE’s Weatherization program has a direct, positive impact on the lives and pocketbooks of every day Americans, particularly elderly and low-income Americans, spanning all 50 states, U.S. territories, and Native American Tribes."

Subcommittees

Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Issues:Energy and Water

Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz Statement at Hearing on Long-Term Healthcare Challenges and Long Term Care

February 13, 2019

"A recent USA Today and Boston Globe investigation found disturbing cases of substandard care at VA nursing homes, and unsettling efforts to keep those assessments quiet. I will work closely with our veteran support groups to address these issues."

Subcommittees

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Issues:Military Construction, VA

Kaptur Holds Oversight Hearing on DOE Weatherization Assistance Program

February 13, 2019

Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, held a public oversight hearing to explore the successes, challenges, and innovations of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Committee members heard from weatherization experts at the local, state, and federal levels. The hearing can be viewed here.

Subcommittees

Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Issues:Energy and Water

Chairman Price Statement at Hearing on HUD's Management of Housing Contracts During the Shutdown

February 12, 2019

Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chair of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcomittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on "The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Management of Housing Contracts During the Shutdown":

Welcome, everyone, to the first THUD Subcommittee hearing of 2019.

Subcommittees

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Issues:Transportation, HUD

Kaptur Holds First Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Hearing of 116th Congress

February 7, 2019

Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, held a public hearing to examine and stress the importance of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) investment in energy innovation.

Subcommittees

Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz Statement at Hearing on Quality of Life in the Military

February 7, 2019

This hearing is a great opportunity to identify areas where we can do more to help those who protect us and defend this Nation. It is vital we pay heed to their well-being and guarantee their optimal readiness.

Subcommittees

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Chairwoman Kaptur Statement at Hearing on Energy Outlook and Trends

February 7, 2019

Energy is essential to sustaining life on earth, to driving our economy and the millions of jobs associated with it, and to assuring our freedom. We begin our work this Congress by looking at how much energy out nation produces and consumes currently, how that has changed over the last five decades, and what prospects look like for the future.

Subcommittees

Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Chair McCollum Calls For Official Oversight Opinion on Administration Actions During Shutdown

February 6, 2019

Accountability matters – that’s why, along with my authorizing counterpart Rep. Raúl Grijalva, we are requesting the Government Accountability Office issue a formal opinion on the use of FLREA fees to pay for national parks operations during the shutdown. If this administration misused these funds and violated appropriations law, the American public deserves to know.

Subcommittees

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)

Chairwoman DeLauro Statement at Oversight Hearing: Impact of the Administration’s Policies Affecting the Affordable Care Act

February 6, 2019

This is an oversight hearing. This subcommittee is going to review the impact of the administration’s policies on the Affordable Care Act, specifically with regards to affordability, the increasing number of uninsured, and the quality of the benefits available to people.

Subcommittees

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (116th Congress)