DeLauro Hosts Live Telephone Town Hall on Federal Response to COVID-19

NEW HAVEN, CT— (April 6, 2020) Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) hosted her third live telephone town hall on the coronavirus (COVID-19) to update her constituents on the federal response, including funding for hospitals and healthcare workers, small business loans, direct payments for constituents, student loan deferments, and more. DeLauro was joined on the call by Dr. Richard Martinello and Kyle Ballou of Yale New Haven Hospital, Mark Hayward from the Connecticut Small Business Administration, Daryle Dudzinski from the Connecticut Department of Labor, and members of her staff. A full audio recording of DeLauro's telephone townhall can be found here.

"We are looking at the biggest economic and health crisis this country has ever faced. We have nurses and doctors in intensive care units really trying to save people against this virus. A little over a week ago, the Congress passed the biggest governmental response the country has ever seen to rescue people, the economy and the healthcare system—all of which is necessary. This is a tough time, a harrowing experience. We have come through some tough times and we will be able to do it again and overcome. We are in this together and we will get through this together."