Press Releases

Lowey floor statement in opposition to FY 2019 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act

June 7, 2018

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the three-bill package that Republicans are bringing to the Floor today.

Instead of following regular order and debating and amending the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, Energy and Water, and Legislative Branch bills separately, Republican leadership is forcing us to consider them together. This broken process has a simple aim: Republicans are using America's veterans as pawns to force through cuts to clean energy research and harmful policy provisions that weaken environmental safeguards.

Subcommittees

Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)

Legislative Branch (115th Congress)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)

Lowey floor statement in opposition to Trump-GOP rescissions bill

June 7, 2018

Mr. Speaker, it is outrageous that we are beginning this appropriations season by debating President Trump's rescissions bill, which fails the American people, hurts children and families, and injects needless partisanship into Congress' important appropriations work.

Five Things to Know About the Trump-GOP Rescissions Bill

June 6, 2018

Tomorrow, the House is expected to consider H.R. 3, the Trump-GOP rescissions bill. Here are five important things to know.

McCollum Leads Democrats in Opposing House GOP's Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill

June 6, 2018

Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, today led House Democrats opposing the fiscal year 2019 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill during the Appropriations Committee's mark-up of the legislation. House Republicans advanced their bill on a 25-20 vote with all Democrats voting in opposition.

Subcommittees

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)

McCollum statement at full committee markup of FY 2019 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

June 6, 2018

I am shocked that Administrator Pruitt has not been removed from President Trump’s cabinet when other Cabinet members were removed for far less egregious abuses. If the Agency’s leadership does not have a moral compass, and President Trump refuses to exercise control, then Congress must step in and protect taxpayers from Administrator Pruitt’s wasteful spending.

Subcommittees

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)

Lowey statement at full committee markup of FY 2019 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

June 6, 2018

Once again, the majority has included harmful policy riders aimed at gutting environmental and conservation efforts, including attacks on clean water and air regulations

Subcommittees

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)

Summary of FY 2019 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act

June 4, 2018

This week, the House is expected to consider a three-bill "minibus" that includes the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.

Subcommittees

Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)

Legislative Branch (115th Congress)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)

Quigley statement at subcommittee markup of FY 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill

May 24, 2018

I must unfortunately oppose the bill before us today. Given its flat allocation of $23.4 billion, this bill does not adequately meet the growing needs of our small businesses, taxpayers, or middle-class consumers and investors.

Subcommittees

Financial Services and General Government (115th Congress)

Lowey statement at subcommittee markup of FY 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill

May 24, 2018

Our committee should focus on the threat right in front of our noses and secure our elections system, not waste billions of dollars on one of the President’s campaign promises that will not make us safer.

Subcommittees

Financial Services and General Government (115th Congress)

Lowey Statement on House Republicans’ Shortchanging Critical Priorities for American Families

May 23, 2018

“We now understand why House Republicans have tried to keep their fiscal year 2019 priorities secret: they have chosen to shortchange middle class families and vulnerable people in order to fund President Donald Trump’s border wall and deportation force."