News
May 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is sounding the alarm over illegal plans by Elon Musk’s rogue “agency” to gut grant funding for the National Park Service. Many of the grants, including two in Maine, targeted by DOGE for elimination aimed to support Tribes and protect public lands from the impacts of climate change. Pingree, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the National Park Service, released the following statement:
Issues:Interior and Environment
May 13, 2025
Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led a request to the Library of Congress Inspector General Kimberly Benoit seeking an investigation and continued monitoring of potential improper communications between the Library of Congress—a legislative branch agency—and the executive branch, including the possibility of the unauthorized transfer of congressional or Library data to executive branch agencies and personnel.
May 12, 2025
Last week, United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies for a hearing on the Department of Energy’s fiscal year 2026 budget request. During the hearing, Secretary Wright made several incorrect, misleading, or outright false statements.
Issues:Fact Sheets and Background
May 8, 2025
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on President Trump’s abrupt firing of the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden.
Issues:Legislative Branch
Subcommittees
May 8, 2025
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration has fired Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton the day after he appeared before the House Appropriations Committee.
May 8, 2025
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA):
Subcommittees
Issues:Homeland Security
May 7, 2025
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):
Subcommittees
Issues:Homeland Security
May 7, 2025
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY-06), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee’s fiscal year 2026 budget hearing for the Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Subcommittees
Issues:Commerce, Justice, Science
May 7, 2025
WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee’s fiscal year 2026 budget hearing for the Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Subcommittees
Issues:Commerce, Justice, Science
May 7, 2025
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the United States Army:
Issues:Defense