Tammy Duckworth: “HHS cannot serve as both custodian and counsel. You must meet your statutory obligation to these children.”

The Executive Branch’s improper use of mandatory funds plainly violates Article I of the Constitution, which delegates the spending power to Congress.

This horrific attempted attack in Aurora goes against everything America stands for.

Mandatory funding for HBCUs, TCCUs, HSIs, AANAPISIs, ANNHSIs, NASNTIs and PBIs—as provided by the FUTURE Act—cannot be reallocated for other purposes or programs without explicit authorization from Congress.

There are simply no more excuses keeping the DoD and FAA from immediately implementing and exceeding the urgent safety recommendations handed down by both the Army and NTSB.