ms. delauro, the ranking minority member of the labor, health, human services appropriations subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is ecognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. delauro: as ranking member of the labor, health, human services and education subcommittee i worked hard on this portion of the legislation. there are some real bright spots. our problem is simple. the resources provided in this bill are not adequate to tackle the challenges middle class families face every day. the bill does not keep pace with inflation. it continues to underfund some of our nation's highest priorities. education, health care, medical research, job training. however, there are many more troubling aspects of this bill. the department of homeland security's only funded for nine weeks. why? because the majority disagrees with the president on immigration. holding up full-year funding for national security over an immigration disagreement is a game that poses a serious risk to our border, our secret service, and our ability to respond to natural disasters. the bill gambles with

ms. delauro, the ranking minority member of the labor, health, human services appropriations subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is ecognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. delauro: as ranking member of the labor, health, human services and education subcommittee i worked hard on this portion of the legislation. there are some real bright spots. our problem is simple. the resources provided in this bill are not adequate to tackle the challenges middle class families face every day. the bill does not keep pace with inflation. it continues to underfund some of our nation's highest priorities. education, health care, medical research, job training. however, there are many more troubling aspects of this bill. the department of homeland security's only funded for nine weeks. why? because the majority disagrees with the president on immigration. holding up full-year funding for national security over an immigration disagreement is a game that poses a serious risk to our border, our secret service, and our ability to respond to natural disasters. the bill gambles with