Aderholt proposes return to ‘Trump-era’ spending in major appropriations bill

Rep. Robert Aderholt, in his first year as chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education, introduced the FY2024 funding bill — alongside a proposal to trim nearly 30% of its spending impact — which he describes as, “reckless, D.C. beltway spending.” The bill, commonly referred to as Labor-H, accounts for the largest non-defense discretionary spending sector in the federal budget. It includes funding mechanisms for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Diseas