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July 2, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development issued the following joint statement on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to illegally cut investments that Congress provided to support the research and development of wind and solar energy, instead steering funds to other favored energy sources, in defiance of the fiscal year 2025 full-year continuing resolution (CR) President Trump himself signed into law in March.
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Issues:Energy and Water
July 2, 2025
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on President Trump’s unlawful withholding of funds promised to K-12 schools across the United States. These resources are provided on July 1 each year to help school districts across the country plan, budget, and spend federal payments for the upcoming school year, but Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought has seized control of the Department of Education and is illegally blocking these taxpayer dollars from going to every state in the country.
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June 27, 2025
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the revised subcommittee allocations:
June 26, 2025
During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Legislative Branch funding bill, House Democrats demonstrated how the bill promotes waste, fraud, and abuse and ignores the sacrifices of the United States Capitol Police.
June 26, 2025
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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 Legislative Branch bill:
Issues:Legislative Branch
June 26, 2025
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Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13), Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee's markup of the fiscal year 2026 Legislative Branch bill:
Issues:Legislative Branch
June 25, 2025
Today, the House passed Republicans’ extreme 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill that fails to fully meet veterans’ needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.
June 25, 2025
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Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Ranking Member of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill:
Issues:Military Construction, VA
June 25, 2025
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill:
Issues:Military Construction, VA
June 24, 2025
During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the fiscal year 2026 Homeland Security funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill raises costs for families recovering from natural disasters, weakens America’s national security, and fails to protect Americans from terrorism and violent extremists.