Statements
Today, House Republican leadership reversed course and agreed to the bipartisan Homeland Security funding bill passed unanimously by the Senate. House Republicans previously rejected the agreement that they will now seek to pass, needlessly adding weeks to the shutdown.
Today, a federal judge ordered construction halted on President Trump’s billionaire ballroom until Congress provides statutory authorization for the project. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement regarding the ruling:
After House Republican leadership chose to extend the Homeland Security shutdown by blocking the bipartisan bill passed unanimously by the Senate, the shutdown continued, becoming the longest in American history.
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a statement after President Trump announced that after 41 days of withholding paychecks from TSA workers, he was going to allow his administration to pay them.
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a statement after the Washington Post reported that the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion for President Trump’s war in Iran.