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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee markup of the 2026 Defense funding bill:

– As Prepared for Delivery –

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for yielding. 

 And I thank you and the Ranking Member, and the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their work on this bill in particular, Jennifer Chartrand, Jason Gray, and Ed Etzkorn. 

This subcommittee has the grave and solemn responsibility of appropriating the funds necessary to defend and protect our nation, and to protect the safety and well-being of our men and women in uniform.