Rosa DeLauro

If you appropriate the money — you agree in the House, you agree in the Senate, the president signs the legislation — how can you then decide that that’s not what it’s going to be?

All of a sudden, we have an outside influence who believes I think he is president. And that's President Musk.

The biggest issue that affects every single community across America is the lack of affordable housing.

High rent, low housing inventory are crippling their ability to respond.

The lack of affordable housing has contributed to the escalation of the homelessness crisis.

Homeownership, having a place to be, to call your own, is the American dream.

We have serious issues which affect consolidation which raises prices and essentially makes anti-competitiveness a reality.

I would like to work with you and with my staff on answering questions that we have on what resources the Anti-Trust Division.

My concern about DOJ is that there may be some serious blind spots and lack of resources in critical areas.

I know my colleague, Mr. Morelle, discussed that issue.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Cartwright.

Even shutdown of the government would be great. We know and I know and others know that ain't the truth.

Sikorsky makes the finest helicopter in the world, and Connecticut is their district.

The President's budget includes a $400 million increase for the Army that will ensure we are doing all that we can to support our soldiers and their families.

Through the fiscal year 2025 budget, Congress has the duty to ensure the Army has the resources to be able to fulfill its mission to keep our country secure, our troops protected, and well equipped.

I am a proud sponsor of the Children Harmed in Life-Threatening Or Dangerous (CHILD) Labor Act, which would strengthen our Federal child labor laws and hold companies that exploit the labor of children accountable.

I would very, very much like to work with you on this because I think the whole issue of FEMA and its role in homeland security gets lost.

Public service is the rent we pay for space on this earth.

I believe actions speak so much louder than words.

As a Nation, we are going backward in this area.

And so it is just an important very important piece of ensuring that workers who go to work each day get the wages that they have earned in their pockets.

This is wage theft, plain and simple.

We need to shut companies down that exploit child labor, and we need to send those responsible to prison.

If we do not have a strong public education system, we are doomed as a Nation.

We have an enormous responsibility to deliver for the students in a system that should be our country's great equalizer.