Statements
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) posted an official notice to states saying that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would be paid in full, following a lengthy, unnecessary, and cruel delay by the Trump administration which culminated in a pair of federal courts forcing them to fund the program, against their strong objections.
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement as President Trump’s government shutdown broke the record for the longest in history. A record previously held by President Trump.
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration will tap existing emergency funds to partially cover SNAP benefits
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement in response to federal judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts issuing rulings that require the Trump Administration to use existing contingency funds to support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, beyond November 1.
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement regarding Office of Management and Budget Director (OMB) Russ Vought’s attempted mass firing of federal employees: