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April 2, 2025
On March 24, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) illegally removed the transparency website that details how the White House—whether it is led by a Democrat or a Republican—spends taxpayer dollars.
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April 2, 2025
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Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13), Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's fiscal year 2026 budget hearing for the U.S. House of Representatives
Issues:Legislative Branch
April 1, 2025
House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the mass firings of employees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
March 31, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, sent a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about the plans he announced last week to gut staffing levels and reorganize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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March 28, 2025
Today, House Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), and House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement on new reports indicating that the Trump Administration is planning to strip the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of key functions—including helping communities in need to rebuild after natural disasters. Just this week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told President Trump in a cabinet meeting: “We’re going to eliminate FEMA.”
Subcommittees
March 27, 2025
WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s announcement of mass layoffs at HHS:
Subcommittees
Issues:Labor, HHS, Education
March 27, 2025
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) wrote to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on the Trump Administrations recent violation of the Republican 2025 full year continuing resolution.
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March 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on Elon Musk and President Trump slashing $11 billion in lifesaving resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and $1 billion from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
Subcommittees
Issues:Labor, HHS, Education
March 26, 2025
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee's oversight hearing on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):
Issues:Transportation, HUD
March 25, 2025
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the delivered the following remarks at the Legislative Branch Subcommittee's oversight hearing on U.S. Capitol Complex Public Safety and Security:
Issues:Legislative Branch