DeLauro Decries Allocation for Labor, Health, Education Programs

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today decried the funding allocation for labor, health and education programs. DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Subcommittee. The Republican Majority is cutting over $3.7 billion from programs under that subcommittee’s jurisdiction.

“We have to stop mortgaging our future. Labor-HHS-Education funding has already been cut $19.4 billion below the 2010 level, when adjusted for inflation. For five years we have been slashing deeper into the critical priorities funded by this bill. Despite the growing need, the Majority is trying to slash these programs by another $3.7 billion.

“This Majority seems to prioritize making sure that this government cannot meet its most basic responsibilities to the American people. The proof is in this unacceptably low allocation and all of the reckless cuts we have seen to these priorities over the last five years. After five years of deep cuts, with so many programs being forced to do less with less, this allocation will mean less money for education, scientific research, public health and job training. This is an irresponsible allocation that will result in a bigger gap between the haves and have-nots in America.”


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