Press Releases
March 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY), Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), and other members examined the National Weather Service (NWS) and its vital public safety mission to deliver timely, accurate forecasts that protect lives and property.
March 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Appropriators on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee traveled to New York City for a bipartisan field hearing at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Chaired by Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), the subcommittee heard from the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz.
March 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 40 days, making it the longest partial government shutdown in history, and nearing the record-breaking 43-day total government shutdown from last fall.
March 24, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act.
March 24, 2026
Washington, D.C. – As the Democrat-led shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shatters all the wrong records to become the longest partial government shutdown in history, it is the American people who are paying the price.
March 23, 2026
Washington, D.C. – As the Democrat-led Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown stretches into its sixth week, Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) is leading a renewed effort in the House to fund critical security operations and pay personnel who are working with no paycheck thanks to Senator Schumer and his continued obstruction of full-year funding for the very agency tasked with protecting the homeland.
March 20, 2026
Washington, D.C. – As the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues, forcing over one hundred thousand employees to work without pay, Americans are at risk.
March 19, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Thanks to Senate Democrats, the Department of Homeland Security has now been shut down for 34 days. DHS employees missed their first full paycheck last week, and the strain of the shutdown continues to ricochet across American national security efforts. Amid spring break travel, heightened national security concerns, severe storms, and more, keeping DHS shut down puts Americans in harm's way.
March 17, 2026
Washington, D.C. – There may be three leaves on a shamrock, but in the U.S. budget, there are just two pots of gold. So, this St. Patrick’s Day, we’re giving you the blarney breakdown – because following the green matters, and only discretionary spending is debated, marked up, and passed through the House Appropriations Committee. We won’t fiddle you around. When it comes to spending and deficits, it often sounds like one giant treasure chest. It isn’t. There are two very different buckets of coin to follow.
March 16, 2026
Washington, D.C. – ICYMI: The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hosted a hearing on the benefits provided by community colleges and other alternatives to a four-year degree. With a modern and evolving workforce, labor demands aren't what they were 20 years ago. Four-year degrees aren't required for many high-paying, quality careers. Appropriators heard from expert witnesses about the innovative programs and partnerships they have developed to educate and train students for promising careers, including doing so without any added student debt burden.
