Rosa DeLauro: “Child poverty in the United States costs us -- these are not my numbers. It’s Columbia University and the IRS has told…”

This bill is a clear improvement over the House Republican continuing resolution.

Overdose deaths are on the decline in Connecticut, but addiction and mental health issues still affect the lives of countless individuals and families across the country.

Circumventing Congress to divert money intended to help Americans who are exposed to HIV, influenza, tuberculosis, and other deadly diseases—and directing those funds to the Department of Defense—is beyond the pale.

Not only is freezing the money in this proposal illegal, but the administration has also clearly been unlawfully impounding funds all year just to get to this point.