Rosa DeLauro: “If you appropriate the money — you agree in the House, you agree in the Senate, the president signs the legislation…”

It undercuts humanitarian assistance, undermines global health programs, threatens women’s health and breaks promises to our partners and our allies while surrendering influence to our adversaries.

I worked to create this historic block grant tailored to the needs of New England farmers.

When would you reevaluate budgets? Who would check the executive branch? What if Congress never weighed in?

I am deeply fearful that, at a time when appropriators must come together to defend our power of the purse, the path the majority has chosen will only survive to degrade the efficacy and credibility of what we are doing in this room.