Press Release : Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today joined Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX-12) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) in releasing six fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. This package includes the following funding bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.
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House Republicans today continued their march toward decimating the programs people depend on in order to line the pockets of billionaires and big corporations by forcing through their 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill. House Democrats were united in revealing how this bill – which cuts military construction by over $1.5 billion, and takes us closer to a national abortion ban – fails to honor our commitment to veterans, servicemembers, and their families
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Republicans amended the bill to correct some of their recent initiatives that would harm veterans, including the immediate rescission of $2 billion for veterans medical care in the Republicans’ Default on America Act and were shamed out of their dramatic cuts to the Toxic Exposures Fund, which was created to ensure veterans of all wars exposed to Agent Orange, burn pits, and other toxic substances would be cared for in the initial mark of their 2024 funding bill. Despite these changes, the bill still falls short, and paired with the topline allocations they released late last night, Republicans are still failing our veterans. House Democrats were united in their opposition, voting unanimously against the bill.
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House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on the last-second postponement of scheduled full committee markups of the “Interim” Subcommittee Allocations; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch; Homeland Security; and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bills.
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During today’s House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, House Democrats highlighted how Republicans cannot claim to fully fund veterans’ programs with a bill that does not fully fund the Toxic Exposures Fund and underfunds military construction projects.
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The House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation fails to fully meet veterans’ benefits, health care, and other needs and falls short of adequately funding military construction projects.
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Based on information the House Appropriations Committee received from agency leaders in the Biden Administration, House Republicans’ reported proposal to cut fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending back to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level would weaken our national security.
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Based on information the House Appropriations Committee received from agency leaders in the Biden Administration, House Republicans’ reported proposal to cut fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending back to the fiscal year 2022 enacted level—resulting in a cut of at least 22 percent for essential programs—would hurt seniors.
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Today, House Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Members praised President Biden's 2024 budget request. Reactions are below.
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“I look forward to reviewing this budget and working with my colleagues in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle to pass final funding bills that continue to help hardworking people. As we head into budget hearings, I offer an important reminder: no Member, Senator, party, or chamber can do it alone.”