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September 10, 2018
“It is deeply disappointing that we have been unable to address this issue with a bipartisan, bicameral compromise. We will continue to fight for a responsible, long-term solution to protect domestic priorities and veterans’ health care.”
September 10, 2018
“Although it is not the bill Democrats would have written on our own, this minibus supports clean energy and transformational science programs, provides new resources to treat veterans suffering from the opioid epidemic, funds infrastructure improvements at VA facilities, and creates a new program to compensate House interns for their work. This minibus is also a victory for what it does not include: the extreme anti-environment riders included in the House-passed bills."
September 6, 2018
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today named House Democratic Members to serve on a conference committee on the Interior-Environment, Financial Services, Transportation-HUD, and Agriculture Appropriations bills.
"Congress has a responsibility to fight for the health, safety and well-being of hard-working Americans in every corner of the country," Leader Pelosi said. "Yet, this GOP Congress and Administration have continuously failed the American people by selling off public lands, gutting consumer and environmental protections, undermining access to affordable housing and pushing a radical, partisan Farm Bill that leaves farmers and hungry families out in the cold.
September 5, 2018
The House version of the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, Energy and Water, and Legislative Branch appropriations bill includes both cuts to many priorities for the American people and unacceptable poison pill riders that weaken environmental safeguards. We must do better.
September 4, 2018
House Republicans have found $5 billion to pay for President Trump’s wasteful border wall. Yet they apparently cannot allocate anything to strengthen America’s schools, help families afford college, ensure workplace safety, or expand quality, affordable health care. The American people deserve better than this partisan bill.
September 4, 2018
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi today named House Democratic Members to serve on a conference committee on the Defense and Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations bills.
August 23, 2018
"If the Trump administration actually wants to keep students safe, it should allow the Federal Commission on School Safety to consider the role guns play in school violence, support funding for gun violence prevention research at the CDC, and fully fund the Student Support and Academic Enrichment program to provide more mental health services and bullying prevention programs in our schools.”
July 27, 2018
Through 12 Committee markups this year, House Appropriations Committee Democrats have offered nearly 150 amendments to stand up for our values and push back on President Trump and the Republicans’ backwards agenda. While Republicans have defeated many of these important amendments, House Democrats have succeeded in forcing important debates and putting Republicans on the record, laying down a marker for the battles that lie ahead.
July 25, 2018
Unfortunately, there are significant parts of the bill where we are not in agreement which prevent me from being able to support the bill in its current form. From a taxpayer perspective, the most prominent area of concern is the $4.9 billion in the bill for new border fencing.
July 25, 2018
Thank you, Chairman Yoder, Ranking Member Roybal-Allard, and Chairman Frelinghuysen for your work on this bill.
At the outset, I would like to acknowledge that this is the last markup over which Chairman Frelinghuysen will preside. He is going to accomplish a great deal in the remaining months of the 115th Congress, but I cannot let this opportunity pass without saying a few kind words.
From serving in the Army during the Vietnam War to the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the New Jersey General Assembly, and the halls of Congress, you have dedicated your life to public service.