Press Release : Defense

  • DeLauro Statement on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Discretionary Budget

    May 28, 2021 Press Release
    “With his fiscal year 2022 budget, President Biden is setting the United States on the course for broad and inclusive prosperity."

  • House Passes Emergency Security Supplemental

    May 20, 2021 Press Release

    WASHINGTON — The House today passed the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, a $1.9 billion funding bill that covers the costs of the insurrection and protects the Capitol and those who visit and work here.

  • DeLauro Floor Remarks on Emergency Security Supplemental

    May 20, 2021 Press Release
    “Congress owes it to every single person who works in or visits our Capitol to provide funding to recover, rebuild, and keep all who serve in the Legislative Branch safe, healthy, and secure."

  • DeLauro Statement to Rules on Emergency Security Supplemental

    May 18, 2021 Press Release
    "While we will soon establish a commission to investigate the January 6th domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol, it is our responsibility to act now, not later, and provide the resources necessary to protect the Capitol and those who work and visit here."

  • DeLauro Introduces Emergency Security Supplemental

    May 14, 2021 Press Release
    House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today introduced the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act. The bill addresses the insurrection with $1.9 billion in funding to respond to the tragic events of that day.

  • DeLauro Announces Community Project Funding in Fiscal Year 2022

    February 26, 2021 Press Release
    House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today announced that the House will accept Member requests for Community Project Funding in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year.

  • Appropriations Committee Organizes for 117th Congress

    February 4, 2021 Press Release
    The House Appropriations Committee today organized for the 117th Congress by adopting Committee Rules and Subcommittee Jurisdictions.

  • DeLauro Announces Appropriations Subcommittee Vice Chairs

    February 4, 2021 Press Release
    House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today announced Vice Chairs for the House Appropriations Committee’s 12 subcommittees in the 117th Congress.

  • DeLauro Statement on Appropriations Briefing on January 6 Security Failures

    January 26, 2021 Press Release
    “The breach of the United States Capitol on January 6 was one of the darkest days in American history. Today, we learned that the attack on the People’s House was preventable and that the government agencies tasked with keeping our country safe failed in their most basic responsibilities."

  • DeLauro Announces Appropriations Committee Roster

    January 25, 2021 Press Release
    House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today announced the Democratic rosters for the House Appropriations Committee’s 12 subcommittees in the 117th Congress, including the Subcommittee Chairs and full Committee Vice Chair who were elected by the Committee’s Democratic Members.