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April 17, 2026
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Ranking Member of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of the 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
April 17, 2026
Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee Markup of the FY 2027 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) bill
Issues:Financial Services
April 17, 2026
Today, Republicans on the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee pushed through, on a party-line vote, a fiscal year 2027 spending bill that cuts IRS enforcement, weakens anti-competitive guardrails, and defunds our election infrastructure. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks during subcommittee markup:
Issues:Financial Services
April 17, 2026
Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies advanced the fiscal year 2027 spending bill. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks:
Issues:Military Construction, VA
April 16, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget Hearing:
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Thank you, Chairman Aderholt, for convening this hearing today on President Trump’s proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. And thank you, Secretary Kennedy, for taking the time to join us today, and answer our questions.
Secretary Kennedy, you and I spoke on the phone recently about this, but I want to commend you today on your recent efforts to reduce the amount of microplastics in American drinking water.
Issues:Labor, HHS, Education
April 16, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks during an Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on the budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS):
Issues:Homeland Security
April 16, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Republicans released the 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be considered in the subcommittee tomorrow.
Issues:Military Construction, VA
April 16, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2027 Financial Services and General Government funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation benefits billionaires, big corporations, and the well-connected at the expense of the working class, the middle class, and vulnerable Americans. It makes communities less safe and enables individuals to commit fraud and sell dangerous products.
Issues:Financial Services
April 3, 2026
Today, President Trump released his fiscal year 2027 budget request. The Trump administration proposes to gut funding for public education, housing, and medical research, while seeking a record-breaking increase in war spending.
April 1, 2026
Today, House Republican leadership reversed course and agreed to the bipartisan Homeland Security funding bill passed unanimously by the Senate. House Republicans previously rejected the agreement that they will now seek to pass, needlessly adding weeks to the shutdown.
Issues:Homeland Security