Press Release : Homeland Security
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Today, House Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), House Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), and House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) released the following statement on new reports indicating that the Trump Administration is planning to strip the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of key functions—including helping communities in need to rebuild after natural disasters. Just this week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told President Trump in a cabinet meeting: “We’re going to eliminate FEMA.”
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WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Homeland Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray (WA), and Homeland Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Chris Murphy (CT) released the following statement on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem ending the collective bargaining agreement with tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA):
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on the introduction of a funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
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Today, Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, alongside several education, environmental, labor, and public health advocates, experts, and community leaders, discussed the dire consequences of the House Republican majority’s dangerous spending cuts and the harmful and discriminatory policy riders throughout all 12 fiscal year 2025 funding bills.
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Today, the House passed Republicans’ 2025 Homeland Security funding bill that squanders billions of dollars on useless, ineffective border and enforcement measures while disregarding the threats presented by terrorists, transnational criminals, foreign adversaries, and violent extremists.
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During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2025 Homeland Security funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill squanders billions of dollars on useless, ineffective border and enforcement measures while disregarding the threats presented by terrorists, transnational criminals, foreign adversaries, and violent extremists. House Democrats were united in their opposition to the legislation.
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WASHINGTON — During today’s House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2025 Homeland Security funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill creates chaos at the border, weakens America’s national security, and fails to protect Americans from terrorism and violent extremists.
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House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released their draft 2025 Homeland Security funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The bill covers agencies, offices, and programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Secret Service, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on House passage of the national security package that includes the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; and Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024.
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today called on Democrats and Republicans to unite and pass the package of three national security funding bills. These bills provide support for Ukraine’s battle against Russian tyranny and Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists, as well as security for Taiwan and deterrence against Chinese aggression, and to address humanitarian crises in Gaza, Ukraine, and other populations caught in conflict zones.