Rosa DeLauro: “I am proud having served as chair of this committee, and I have served as ranking member in the past of this committee.”

Whether a community receives disaster relief should not depend on who they voted for in the last election.

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.

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.