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June 12, 2025
House Republicans just rubberstamped Elon Musk’s stealing of American taxpayer money. The $9.4 billion rescissions package does nothing to address the cost-of-living crisis, hurts middle class and working families, and undermines national security. These cuts continue Elon Musk’s agenda to chaotically destroy the government and weaken the United States’ power in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.
June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Ranking Member of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to Republicans' rescissions package:
Issues:State, Foreign Operations
June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to Republicans' rescissions package:
Issues:
June 12, 2025
Today, Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, and Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, in issuing the following statement concerning the recissions package sent to Congress by the Trump administration, which would cut $8.3 billion in foreign assistance, including $900 million in cuts to global health programs, as well as cuts to democracy assistance, economic and development assistance, and economic and energy support for Ukraine and other states affected by Russia’s illegal invasion.
June 12, 2025
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2026 Defense bill:
Issues:Defense
June 12, 2025
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee markup of the 2026 Defense funding bill.
June 11, 2025
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill:
Issues:Agriculture
June 11, 2025
WASHINGTON — Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02), Ranking Member of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee markup of the 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill:
Issues:Agriculture
June 11, 2025
WASHINGTON — Following the adoption of four subcommittee allocations by the House Appropriations Committee, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released a new fact sheet and the following statement on the incomplete funding proposals for fiscal year 2026:
June 11, 2025
WASHINGTON — During the House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill fails to fully meet veterans’ needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.
Issues:Military Construction, VA