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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.

Subcommittees

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (119th Congress)

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.

Subcommittees

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (119th Congress)

Issues:Commerce, Justice, Science

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

March 24, 2026

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

Subcommittees

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

March 23, 2026

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

Subcommittees

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

March 20, 2026

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

Subcommittees

National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (119th Congress)

Ranking Member DeLauro at United Nations Hearing: “Our investment in the UN is an investment in our national security.”

March 20, 2026

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) delivered the following remarks during a National Security, Department of State and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee hearing at the United Nations:

Issues:State, Foreign Operations

Subcommittees

National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (119th Congress)

DeLauro Statement on Reports that the Pentagon Wants $200 Billion for War in Iran

March 19, 2026

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a statement after the Washington Post reported that the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion for President Trump’s war in Iran.

Issues:Defense

Subcommittees

DeLauro Opens Discharge Petition to Fund TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard

Defense (119th Congress)

March 18, 2026

Today, as the Republican shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reached its 32nd day, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) opened a discharge petition to bring up her bill that would fund the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Coast Guard, along with every other part of DHS except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Office of the Secretary.

Issues:Homeland Security

Subcommittees

DeLauro Remarks on Homeland Security Discharge Petition

March 18, 2026

Statements

During a press conference at the House steps on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro gave the following remarks, regarding her bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, and the discharge petition to force a vote on her measure.

Subcommittees