119th Congress
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WASHINGTON — 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 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs bill:
Thank you, indeed my good friend, it is not said lightly, the Chairman of the full committee. I thank Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their work. In particular, I want to shout out Erin Kolodjeski, Laurie Mignone, and Ed Etzkorn.
I must oppose the bill before us today, which dismantles American diplomacy and soft power, abdicates American leadership, yields the global stage to China and Russia, threatens women’s health, and abandons people around the world.