Rosa L. DeLauro
Role at the time: U.S. representative from Connecticut; House Appropriations Committee ranking member
Condemned
Statement summary
Rosa DeLauro and Henry Cuellar criticize using CBP resources for Trump's political ads and promise oversight and efforts to reverse the spending.
“When Democrats reclaim control of Congress next year, the House Appropriations Committee will work to uncover and reverse misuses of taxpayer money like this and hold those who abused their power accountable.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)DeLauro and Cuellar oppose using CBP resources for Trump adsJoint statement and final paragraph describing the September 19 funding move
DeLauro and Cuellar call for oversight and reversal of what they describe as misuse of taxpayer funds.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The conduct under scrutiny is federal funding for Trump-promoting ads. DeLauro calls it misuse and promises to reverse it.