Another Week, Another Failure By Republicans To Fund Education, Health, Labor Programs

NEW HAVEN, CT—At the close of another week, Republicans inthe House of Representatives are still no closer to ensuring the criticaleducation, health care and job training programs millions of Americans rely onwill still be funded come October 1. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) —thesenior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the departments ofLabor, Health and Human Services, and Education—has repeatedlyaskedher colleagues when they will act. To date, she has been denied the courtesy ofa simple answer.

"Today is July 12. The Labor, Health and Human Services, andEducation subcommittee last met on April 25. Almost three months later andAmerica is still in the dark as to how Republicans propose to fund lifesavingcancer research, our children's classrooms and job training. This isunacceptable.

"Yesterday the Senate Appropriations Committee passed theirversion of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill. Today theHouse Appropriations Committee has again failed to schedule any action. I callon the full and subcommittee chairmen to stop delaying and let us do the jobthe American taxpayers hired us to do."