Press Release : Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on President Trump’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plan to reduce VA staff by 30,000 employees.
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Today, the House passed Republicans’ extreme 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill that fails to fully meet veterans’ needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.
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WASHINGTON — During the House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, House Democrats highlighted how the bill fails to fully meet veterans’ needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.
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During this morning’s House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, House Democrats highlighted how the bill fails to fully meet veterans’ needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.
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WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Republicans released the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be considered in the subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation fails to fully meet veterans’ needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Ranking Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), and Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement after receiving notification that next weeks’ hearings with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins have been cancelled.
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released data on the estimated number of veterans fired so far by Trump and unchecked billionaire President Elon Musk.
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Washington DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee, joined House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), to demand that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth explain why he expects taxpayers to pay for a $50,000 ‘emergency’ paint job on his furnished government house.
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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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WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed a supplemental appropriations bill with bipartisan support to avoid a funding shortfall for Veterans Affairs pensions and benefits. This bill provides $3 billion in mandatory funding for VA compensation, pensions, and readjustment benefits.