WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks during the markup for the fiscal 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies funding bill: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would first like to thank the Appropriations Committee staff for all of their hard work on this bill: Bob Bonner, Jamie Wise, Nora Faye, and Faye Cobb, and Tom and Rebecca from my individual office. I also want to thank my Democra  more