# DeLauro Urges Collins to Publish Spending Offers

House Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro urged Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins to publish Republican spending-bill proposals so lawmakers have information for negotiations. The request comes 29 days before the December 11 federal shutdown deadline; the article says agreement on some or all of the spending package by then is unlikely. Agencies and contractors relying on annual appropriations therefore face near-term uncertainty about funding and operations.

- Contractors whose work depends on annual appropriations should assess their exposure to a potential funding lapse and account for that uncertainty in near-term performance and staffing plans.
- The call to publish proposals highlights that spending-bill details remain unsettled; businesses dependent on agency funding should factor that uncertainty into planning ahead of the December 11 deadline.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 11, 2026

### Government Entities
- House Appropriations Committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Congress

### Key Quotes
> We need to have all the bills posted. You can’t negotiate bills. You can’t talk to them when you don’t have the information.
> — Rosa DeLauro, House Appropriations Ranking Member