What Rosa L. DeLauro said, and what was done

“Mr. Chairman, I thank Ranking Member Frankel for her leadership and work on this bill. I also extend my appreciation to Chairman Diaz-Balart and Chairman Cole for their partnership.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am honored and grateful for this opportunity to put forward this legislation. It is legislation that honors a man who embodied the highest ideals of service to his country, his fellow soldiers, and his community, Captain Paul W. ``Bud'' Bucha, a longtime resident of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and a Medal of Honor recipient.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to defend our ally Ukraine, who has bravely resisted Vladimir Putin's invasion for over four years. It is our job in America, as the leader of the free world, to continue to support our ally when they need us.”

“Madam Chair, I thank the ranking member for yielding. I want to begin by commending Ranking Member Bishop for his leadership on the Agriculture Subcommittee and thank him for his efforts on the legislation.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join the congregation of Saint Joseph Church in Ansonia, Connecticut in honoring the celebration of their 100th Anniversary. Throughout its history, the church and its congregation have demonstrated a unique commitment to serve the community and ensure that the most vulnerable of our citizens can find comfort and resources in their time of need.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to The Honorable Martin M. ``Marty'' Looney on the occasion of his retirement. As the Connecticut state legislative session closed earlier this month, so too did the legislative career of a remarkable public servant and someone I am honored to call my friend, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join the Wallingford community in celebrating the career of my good friend, State Representative Mary Mushinsky, as she retires after serving more than forty years in the Connecticut General Assembly.”

“Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member for yielding and for all of her hard work on this bill. Again, I congratulate Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz and Judge Carter for the work they have done on this piece of legislation.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. Madam Speaker, it has been more than 20 days since the United States Senate reached a unanimous agreement to all but end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.”

“Mr. Speaker, the bill we are debating tonight will never become law. It is dead on arrival, doomed. The Senate has gone home. They did their job. They worked together in a bipartisan way to negotiate, deliberate, and strike an agreement that passed unanimously out of the Senate Chamber.”

“Mr. Speaker, we have an opportunity to end this shutdown. If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up the bipartisan bill passed unanimously by the United States Senate.”

“I have put forward a proposal that I honestly believe is a reasonable middle ground between the two sides of this discussion. Democrats do not want to provide more funding for ICE or CBP without legally binding policy changes that protect our communities.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the bill at issue in this rule today is not a serious legislative effort. It is, once again, political theater.”

“I invite my colleagues to join me. We can fund TSA, we can pay these workers, and we can do it today. We can end the long lines at airport security.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. Madam Speaker, last Friday, workers across the Department of Homeland Security missed a full paycheck. Reports have shown that a number of TSA agents have had to find new jobs or to take up additional work to make ends meet while their pay is frozen.”

“No, they will not support any measure unless it gives ICE and CBP more money without any of the protections our communities need and the American people demand.”

“Enforcement Training Centers, the Science and Technology Directorate, the Office of Inspector General, Federal Protective Services, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, while setting funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection aside as negotiations on those issues continues.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would say to the gentleman, about who is playing politics, his words are really disingenuous. Fund my bill. Let's pay these Federal employees. Let's pay them all.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Republican bill today has no chance. I have said this before, and I will say it again: It has no chance of becoming law. It failed before, and it will fail again.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of the most effective staffers and one of the most trusted partners with whom I have ever had the pleasure of working.”

“Mr. Speaker, the bill at issue today is not a serious legislative effort. It is political theater. Republican leadership is trying to use President Trump's aimless, costly, and illegal war with Iran to force through more funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection without the substantial changes that the vast majority of Americans believe those agencies need.”

“Mr. Speaker, there is also support to require agencies to get a warrant from a judge before kicking in somebody's door, require the removal of masks, require badges and identification, allow independent investigations into wrongdoing, end racial profiling, and end roving patrols.”

“Mr. Speaker, for fifty-five years, the City of New Haven, Connecticut has been home to Derek Simpson Goldsmith, a jewelry store offering unique pieces of all kinds designed by the remarkable artist, Derek Simpson.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland for standing and speaking today about something that should be a bipartisan effort, a unanimous consent effort to make sure that those public servants who fight every single day, come to work, and play by the rules are funded.”

“Let us focus in on the Department of Homeland Security. Let the public understand the nature of the fight. Quite honestly, let my Republican colleagues at the administration defend the Department of Homeland Security and its lawlessness and recklessness when the majority of this country are seeing what they are doing.”

“Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Minnesota. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, in my last 30 seconds let me just say: Vote no.”

“If the communities want these, that is fine. They ought to pay for them. I don't know whether my colleague realizes it or not, but we are $39 trillion in debt and counting.”

“Mr. Chair, community projects have been successful. It is Senators and Members of the House talking to their communities about their needs, balancing priorities, advocating for the inclusion of these bills, and delivering for their constituents in a clear and in a transparent way.”

“Chairman, I oppose this amendment. The National Endowment for Democracy supports initiatives for which many of my Republican colleagues proudly proclaimed their support. Advocates in Iran supported by NED have been instrumental in documenting the brutality of the Ayatollah's regime.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of one of our Nation's most effective and determined advocates for children and families: the singular Bill Harris, who dedicated his life to this cause.”

“I am pleased this bill includes nearly $9 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency, a significant increase over the House position and twice that of what the White House had proposed for the EPA.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate something that began in the heart of my hometown, New Haven, Connecticut. A city known not only for its world-class pizza but for its big heart, its creativity, and the way our people lift one another up when times get tough.”

“Founded by Jeff and Samantha Dorman after their daughter was diagnosed with leukemia at just 2 years old, this Connecticut nonprofit was born out of lived experience. During their long stays at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, Jeff and Sam discovered something too many families learn the hard way: While hospitalized, children receive meals as part of their care.”

“Mr. Speaker, in 1875, Samuel Johnson, a Yale University educated agricultural chemist, founded the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the first of its kind in the United States. Agriculture has always been an important economic driver in Connecticut and Dr.”

“Over $1 billion in nonprofit security grants and homeland security grants that keep our communities safe may disappear. Hundreds of millions of dollars in resources to help Americans deal with the increasing cost of housing will evaporate.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would like the gentleman from Missouri to understand that without the increase in the premium subsidies that were in the ACA that have been cut back in his district, the premiums will go up $760 for folks and almost 266,000 people will lose their healthcare.”

“Mr. Speaker, I remind the gentlewoman that in her district, premiums will go up $3,300, and in her State almost 2.4 million people will lose their healthcare. Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I remind the gentleman from Texas that in his district, premiums will go up $430. He will have to explain that to his constituents. In the State, 1.6 million people will be jettisoned from their healthcare.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have this opportunity to join the many family, friends, and community members who will gather this evening in extending my heartfelt congratulations to New Haven legend, Carl John McManus, as he marks his retirement from Phil's Barber Shop, ending his sixty-year career as a barber.”

“Mr. Speaker, in my hometown of New Haven, on the corner of Chapel and College Streets, there is an eclectic, gourmet vegetarian restaurant that is among the most popular and beloved in the city.”

“Mr. Chair, I want to thank all of the Energy and Water appropriations subcommittee staff for their hard work, in particular Scott McKee, Anisha Singh, and Adam Wilson.”

“Mr. Speaker, there is another critical point I must make about the rescissions proposal that the House is now considering. OMB's defiance of the norms around review of special messages and the law mandating disclosure of apportionments appears to be designed to evade review of the rescission proposals by the Congress, Congress's watchdog, and the public alike.”

“Mr. Speaker, I remain strongly opposed to this rescissions bill, which is a rubberstamp on stealing from the American people. Since taking office, the Trump administration has stolen funds appropriated by the Congress, passed by Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate, and signed into law by the President of the United States, upending the separation of powers and our constitutional order.”

“Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member for yielding. I also want to thank all the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle. In particular, I want to shout out Jennifer Chartrand, Jason Gray, and Ed Etzkorn.”

“I would ask my House Republican colleagues: Have you no shame? This bill hands $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires and the biggest corporations. It takes healthcare aware from 17 million Americans.”

“Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member for yielding. I thank all of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their work, and in particular Farouk Ophaso and Tyler Coe.”

“Mr. Speaker, there are few things that define my hometown of New Haven, Connecticut and my childhood neighborhood of Wooster Square more than a specially crafted food that draws people from across the country.”

“Mr. Speaker, President Trump promised to bring down the cost of living. He made it worse. He is illegally stealing congressionally approved taxpayer dollars, and these are services for the American people.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate Amanda Barlow, for the 30 years of service she has given to the Federal Government at the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families.”

“Cell Disease Association of America, CT Chapter (SCDAA.CT). It was here that he founded Michelle's House, the first Sickle Cell Community Center in the Northeast, and championed academic support for students living with Sickle Cell Disease.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague and good friend, the Ranking Member of the Rules Committee Jim McGovern. He is a tireless fighter for working families and I am proud to be in that fight with him.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was participating in a Congressional Delegation to the Holy See to attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV and our military plane experienced mechanical problems.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to defend Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, from an ongoing Republican assault. In a few hours Republicans will meet to advance a bill that abandons Americans who are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have the opportunity to rise today to join family, friends, and parishioners in paying tribute to Monsignor Robert Tucker, as he celebrates his 55th pastoral anniversary with a special Mass at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut.”

“Mr. Speaker, Democrats will always be a friend to those fighting for their freedom--and the American people will always stand with Ukraine. While ceasefire negotiations may be underway, Ukraine is not giving up, nor should they.”

“Assembly, in the same year, we have developed a special kinship, rooted in our passion for service and desire to make a difference in the lives of others.”

“Mr. Speaker, the President has no legitimate authority by the Constitution to insert himself into the appropriations process. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, the President did make a promise to drive down the cost of living. Instead, he has driven up prices. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms.”

“We should debate bipartisan, full-year funding bills that grow the economy and provide vital resources Americans need. Instead, this Republican cut-and-run bill turns Congress into a missing kid on a milk carton and cedes massive power to Trump.”

“Mr. Speaker, we can pass a 1-month CR and do that and do what we need to do to keep the government open. There is an alternative. Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, let's have the 1-month CR that has been introduced as an alternative and do the business of the House and pass appropriations bills. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms.”

“Mr. Speaker, for all of American history, it has been understood that Congress, not the president, has the ultimate power to determine how government funds are spent. Few principles are as fundamental to the structure of government enshrined in the Constitution.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with my colleagues the remarks recently given by my constituent, Kris Lebron Romero, a student at Common Ground High School in New Haven, Connecticut.”

“Mr. Speaker, while Republicans try to distract us with this resolution, our constituents are reaching out to us. What are they asking us? They are asking us to stop the Republican assault on our schools, our livelihoods, and our communities.”

“Mr. Chairman, as ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, I am responsible for funding programs and services that the American people rely on. I also see the importance of programs like Medicaid, which help tens of millions of people afford health insurance.”

“Mr. Chairman, who bears the brunt of these cuts: seniors, children, low-income families, people with disabilities, those struggling. The most high healthcare costs impact the first ones left behind.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the incredible life and legacy of William ``Bill'' Lester Spruill, Jr., a brilliant man who left us peacefully on January 18, 2025.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the incredible life and legacy of a woman who never let anything dissuade her from fighting for what she knew to be right.”