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July 17, 2025
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2026 Defense funding bill:
Issues:Defense
July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2026 Defense funding bill:
Issues:Defense
July 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee; Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce; Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee; Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education issued the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) and Department of Labor (DOL) announced plans to transfer career and technical education and adult education programs from ED to DOL.
Issues:Labor, HHS, Education
July 15, 2025
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee markup of the 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill:
Issues:Commerce, Justice, Science
July 15, 2025
Republican Commerce, Justice, Science funding bill would eliminate thousands of federal law enforcement agents and analysts, make life easier for violent criminals, erode American scientific strength, and threaten national security.
Issues:Commerce, Justice, Science
July 15, 2025
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY-06), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of the 2026 funding bill:
Issues:Commerce, Justice, Science
July 15, 2025
During today’s House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2026 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, Democrats emphasized that Republicans’ extreme funding bill weakens our national security and puts the American people and public health preparedness at risk.
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
July 15, 2025
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee markup of the 2026 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
July 15, 2025
Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Ranking Member of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of the fiscal year 2026 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill:
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
July 15, 2025
During this morning’s House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats emphasized that President Trump and Republicans are doing nothing to lower the cost of living. Instead, they are introducing funding bills that raise utility bills and energy prices and fail to confront the climate crisis.