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Court Rules Trump Must Seek Approval from Congress on Billionaire Ballroom

March 31, 2026

Today, a federal judge ordered construction halted on President Trump’s billionaire ballroom until Congress provides statutory authorization for the project. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement regarding the ruling:

Issues:Financial Services

MAGA Republicans Continue to Block Bipartisan Bill to Fund Department of Homeland Security

March 31, 2026

Press Release

After House Republican leadership chose to extend the Homeland Security shutdown by blocking the bipartisan bill passed unanimously by the Senate, the shutdown continued, becoming the longest in American history.

Issues:Homeland Security

DeLauro Statement on Trump Administration Deciding to Stop Withholding TSA Paychecks

March 26, 2026

Press Release

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a statement after President Trump announced that after 41 days of withholding paychecks from TSA workers, he was going to allow his administration to pay them.

Issues:Homeland Security

DeLauro on House Floor: “TSA administrator confirmed yesterday that DHS made the decision not to pay TSA workers.”

March 26, 2026

Press Release

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks during debate on the House Floor:

Issues:Homeland Security

DeLauro on House Floor: “There is no practical need to condition funding for TSA on funding for ICE”

March 25, 2026

Press Release

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor:

Issues:Homeland Security

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

March 25, 2026

Statements

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Ranking Member of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on Quality of Life in the Military:

-As Prepared for Delivery-

Thank you for yielding, Judge Carter. Since we held this hearing last year, events have left me gravely concerned for the trajectory of quality of life priorities. We can’t discuss the well being of the men and women in uniform without touching on the ongoing war with Iran. I am incredibly saddened by the news that 13 service members have died and around 200 have been wounded since the start of the war. My condolences go out to the families, and the service members that lost friends and colleagues.

Issues:Military Construction, VA

Ranking Member Meng Opening Statement at the National Weather Service Hearing

March 25, 2026

Statements

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 National Weather Service hearing.

Issues:Commerce, Justice, Science

DeLauro to Rules Committee: “Republican leadership has opted once again for political theater.”

March 24, 2026

Press Release

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the House Rules Committee in opposition to Republicans’ political theater:

Issues:Homeland Security

FACT SHEET: Trump Has Been Defunding Homeland Security Since Day One

March 23, 2026

Press Release

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released a fact sheet detailing how the Trump Administration under the recently fired and forever-disgraced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been dismantling the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and making Americans less safe since day one.

Issues:Homeland SecurityFact Sheets and Background

Frankel: U.S. Leadership at the UN Is Essential to Global Stability and American Interests

March 20, 2026

Press Release

Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee, participated in a visit to the United Nations and a field hearing at the United States Mission to the United Nations, hosted by U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz.

Issues:State, Foreign Operations