Rosa DeLauro: “I am pleased and proud that the first piece of legislation that President Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter…”

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

When Democrats reclaim control of Congress next year, the House Appropriations Committee will work to uncover and reverse misuses of taxpayer money like this and hold those who abused their power accountable.

This secretive attempt to siphon research funds away from NIH is outrageous. The interagency agreement needs to be terminated immediately.

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.