U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on August 25, 2026 - 01:18 GMT

As USS Lincoln Heads Home—Murray, Coons Call for Immediate Independent Investigation of Extended Deployments & Unacceptable ...

08.24.26 Lawmakers seek answers on glaring quality of life and operational issues aboard not only the USS Lincoln—but the USS Ford and USS Benfold, which recently suffered a days-long power outage Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D …

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Published on August 18, 2026 - 20:13 GMT

Murray, Senate Democrats Demand Accountability from Hegseth After Reports of Crisis Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

08.17.26 ***LETTER HERE*** Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA),Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined all thirteen members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) minority and the Democratic leader of the …

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Published on August 13, 2026 - 20:17 GMT

NEW: DHS Deploys Freshly Acquired Jets to Shuttle Trump Officials—including Kash Patel & Tom Homan—Around in Luxury

08.13.26 Murray and Murphy Blast Wasteful Spending, Demand Answers Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA),Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, …

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Published on August 8, 2026 - 09:50 GMT

Senator Murray on Passage of CR

08.08.26 Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Senate passage of the negotiated continuing resolution (CR) that keeps the government funded through …

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Published on August 8, 2026 - 00:26 GMT

Senator Collins Delivers Remarks Urging Quick Passage of Stopgap Funding Measure

08.07.26 Click HERE to watch and HERE to download Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today to urge the passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) she crafted …

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Published on August 5, 2026 - 01:37 GMT

Senator Murray Remarks on Averting Shutdown & Democrats’ Fight to Deliver for Families in Spending Bills

08.04.26 ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s full remarks*** Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Senate Democratic leadership press conference on …

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Published on August 4, 2026 - 03:31 GMT

Senator Murray Floor Remarks on Bipartisan CR

08.03.26 ICYMI: Senator Murray on Release of CR Text ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s full speech*** Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the …

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Published on August 3, 2026 - 01:29 GMT

Senator Murray on Release of CR Text

08.02.26 Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on release of text of a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) that keeps the government funded through …

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Published on August 2, 2026 - 20:51 GMT

Bill Text: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Committee on Appropriations | Room S-128, The Capitol, Washington, D.C. 20510 | (202) 224-7257

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Published on August 2, 2026 - 20:51 GMT

Sen. Collins Statement on Release of Continuing Resolution

08.02.26 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government: “As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I worked …

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Published on July 30, 2026 - 21:56 GMT

Murray, Heinrich Lead 37 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally ...

07.30.26 The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was “based solely” on politics Murray, Heinrich, colleagues: “It is an attack on the rule …

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Published on July 29, 2026 - 22:33 GMT

Senator Murray Remarks on Trump & Republicans’ Backward Funding Priorities

07.29.26 ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s full remarks*** Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on appropriations and President Trump and Republicans …

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Published on July 28, 2026 - 23:52 GMT

Sen. Collins Announces State Department to Restore Full Contribution to GAVI

07.28.26 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that the State Department will contribute the $600 million appropriated in FY25 and FY26 to replenish U.S. funding to GAVI, the Vaccine …

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Published on July 24, 2026 - 23:04 GMT

Energy Secretary’s Own Lawyers Flatly Contradict His Repeated Denials That Politics Played Any Role in Mass Termination of ...

07.24.26 Murray, Kaptur respond to DOE’s recent legal filing admitting that politics was the only reason nearly 300 cost-cutting energy projects in blue states were terminated during the shutdown last October Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Patty …

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Published on July 23, 2026 - 03:00 GMT

Chair Collins Welcomes Senator Graham to Appropriations Committee

07.22.26 Washington, D.C. – Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, welcomed Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) to the Committee and announced updated subcommittee assignments. Sen. Graham will join the following subcommittees: …

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Published on July 22, 2026 - 02:02 GMT

Sen. Collins Convenes Hearing to Assess Administration’s Supplemental

07.21.26 Sen. Collins’ Opening Statement Click HERE to watch and HERE to download Q&A on Need for Supplemental Defense Funding Click HERE to watch and HERE to download Q&A on Need for Farm Aid Click HERE to watch and HERE to download …

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Published on July 22, 2026 - 01:48 GMT

Sen. Murray Opening Remarks at Hearing with Sec. Hegseth on Trump’s $88 Billion Supplemental Request

07.21.26 Murray: “My Democratic colleagues and I will do absolutely everything to ensure that we do take care of our servicemembers and keep our country safe… But my colleagues and I cannot and will not support rubberstamping a request to bankroll this …

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Published on July 22, 2026 - 01:48 GMT

Senator Murray Grills Hegseth on State of Iran War, Refuses to Write Trump a Blank Check to Fund Iran War

07.21.26 ***WATCH and READ: Senator Murray’s opening remarks*** ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s full questioning*** Washington, D.C. — Today—at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump’s supplemental funding request for the Iran …

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Published on July 16, 2026 - 19:56 GMT

Murray, Kaptur Blast DOE for Illegally Funneling Carbon Capture Funds to Prop Up Coal Plants, Demand Department Halts Plans

07.16.26 Washington, D.C. — Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ranking Member of the House …

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Published on July 15, 2026 - 02:48 GMT

Sen. Collins Questions Justices Kagan and Barrett on Supreme Court Budget

07.14.26 Q&A on Residential Security Funding Request Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. Q&A on Exterior Screening Facility for Supreme Court Building Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. Q& A on Contested Climate Change Chapter in …

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