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Appropriations chair touts bipartisan minibus; Democrats stress funding priorities and oversight
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Chairman Cole and Ranking Member DeLauro told the Rules Committee HR 6938 is a bipartisan three-bill appropriations package funding commerce/justice/science, energy/water development, and interior/environment programs; members pressed for clarity on community project totals, NCAR protections, and the package's impact on energy and resilience programs.
Chairman Cole and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro appeared before the Rules Committee to discuss HR 6938, a three-bill appropriations package for FY2026 covering commerce/justice/science, energy/water development, and interior/environment. Cole described the package as the product of bipartisan, bicameral negotiations that provide "full-year funding for many of our most crucial programs," including law enforcement programs, wildfire protection, and the National Weather Center.
DeLauro said the package protects Democratic priorities, rejects…
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