Rosa DeLauro: “I believe workers in America ought to have paid sick days. It is a basic matter of right and wrong.”

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.

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.

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

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