Rosa DeLauro: “First of all, I would just say to my colleague this great interest in inflation and deficit only arises on sporadic…”

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.

The Senate bill text is a clear improvement over the House Republican continuing resolution.

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.

These funds were provided for lifesaving medical research, not as extra money for the Department of Defense.