Statements
Today—as the Department of Energy (DOE) makes funding available in defiance of the fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-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 renewed their request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issue a legal decision on whether DOE’s allocation of these funds violated key appropriations laws by shifting hundreds of millions of dollars provided for research and development of clean energy sources to President Trump’s favored industries.
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) issued a joint statement regarding an announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that they will limit their cooperation with the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), removing a key safeguard that prevents individuals who may pose a threat to themselves or others from acquiring firearms.
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement ahead of a lapse in funding for the Department of Homeland Security:
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee was notified, pursuant to the FY26 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, of a series of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants that the Trump administration intends to terminate:
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) introduced a bill to fully fund every agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Office of the Secretary.