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Earlier today, it was reported by the Washington Post that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is holding up the transfer of U.S.-made Patriot interceptor missiles from European countries to Ukraine. The missiles are a crucial component of Ukraine's air defenses, protecting civilians from Russian missile strikes. The interceptors were already sold to European allies under agreements that require U.S. approval before they can be transferred to Ukraine.
Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (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, released the following statement on the Trump Administration holding back or cutting off Billions of dollars Congress provided the Department of Energy to bring new energy online and lower Americans’ energy costs. Four recent reports detail how, over the last 18 months, President Trump’s policies have raised energy costs for families and delayed and defunded critical energy investments.
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member; Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government; and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government wrote a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles demanding the Trump administration immediately take off the air a taxpayer-funded political ad celebrating President Trump—and report to the Committees exactly how many taxpayer dollars were spent creating and airing the illegal political propaganda.
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, sent a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Ho K. Nieh about the broad changes being made at the NRC to regulations, security, organizational structure, and more, which could threaten worker safety at nuclear facilities and impair independent oversight. The NRC has been quickly making these changes and rehauling the organization without providing time for public input or transparency.
Last month, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and a bipartisan group of House Appropriations Committee Members led by Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK-04) traveled to Europe to show support for Ukraine and U.S. allies countering Russian aggression, to oversee how taxpayer dollars are being used, and to assess Ukrainian defense needs.