WASHINGTON — When Congress returns after the August recess, it will be primetime for Rep. Robert Aderholt as his appropriations subcommittee considers its spending bill for the labor, health and education departments, which the Trump administration has targeted for funding cuts.

Aderholt, who has chaired the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services and Education subcommittee since 2023, previewed that the spending bill for fiscal year 2026 will include some cuts but will also ensure the departments it funds “can still do their mission.” The text of the House spending bill has yet to be released and is still being finalized.

“What we’re trying to do is look for waste, fraud and abuse, and where there’s something that is duplicated in some other agency or department,” Aderholt

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