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WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee markup of the 2026 Financial Services and General Government funding bill:
WASHINGTON — Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on the court ruling Russell Vought and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must restore the public website detailing the administration’s use of trillions of dollars in taxpayer money, known as apportionments.
House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2026 Financial Services and General Government funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation benefits billionaires, big corporations, and the well-connected at the expense of the working class, the middle class, and vulnerable Americans. It makes communities less safe and enables individuals to commit fraud and sell dangerous products.
House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on President Trump’s continued unlawful withholding of funds promised to schools across the United States. While one of the frozen streams of funding for afterschool programs is being released – after Democrats and Republicans in Congress, schools, governors, and other state leaders spoke out – more than $5.5 billion for schools remains illegally withheld.

After Week of Chaos, Republicans Pass Partisan, Harmful Defense Funding Bill

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed Republicans’ dangerous 2026 Defense funding bill, that undermines democracy at home and abroad and includes harmful policy riders that divide our nation.

This bill: