U.S. Representative, Democrat-Connecticut
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Congress funded the government only through Dec. 11, and lawmakers return Nov. 9 with 9 of 12 spending bills undone. A bad night for Republicans on Nov. 3 could make that fight harder.
A letter led by Rep. Analilia Mejia asks the Agriculture Department how many Americans aged 55 to 64 have lost food stamps under the 2025 Republican law, and why it wants to end a food box program that serves nearly 700,000 low-income seniors.
President Trump signed an order on Oct. 19 that creates a women's health division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House task force. The order sets no funding level. Meanwhile, his budget asks Congress to cut medical research, and his administration nearly ended a major study of older women in 2025.
