Press Releases
August 3, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today joined New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, New Haven Acting Police Chief Reneé Dominguez, Co-organizer of the New Haven Community Crisis Response Team Dr. Mehul Dalal, Co-organizer of the New Haven Community Crisis Response Team Carlos Sosa-Lombardo, Director of the planning phase of the New Haven Community Crisis Response Team Dr. Michael Rowe, and Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Medical Director Dr. Charles Dike to celebrate funding for the New Haven Community Crisis Response Team clearing a critical hurdle in Congress. This mobile crisis team program will be integrated into New Haven’s newly proposed Department of Community Resiliency and will respond to incidents that may be best addressed by trained social services staff utilizing a suite of services and programs.
August 2, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's actions to prevent evictions, calls for the use of all available resources to extend the eviction moratorium.
July 31, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on the approval of a stay of deportation for Nelson Pinos.
July 30, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) this week led the passage of H.R. 3237, the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th, a funding bill that supports the United States Capitol Police with funding, overtime pay, equipment, and support services.
July 30, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) led the passage of H.R. 4502, a package of seven government funding bills that level the playing field. Instead of benefitting the most fortunate and influential, these transformative investments give the middle class a shot and help working families, small businesses, children and adults with disabilities, and the vulnerable.
July 29, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement that, effective September 28, 2021, it will rescind the joint employer rule and maintain workers’ rights to the minimum wage and overtime compensation protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
July 23, 2021
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U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today held a press conference with local leaders to celebrate the expanded and improved Child Tax Credit included in the American Rescue Plan and the impact the first monthly check has had on Connecticut families. Additionally, DeLauro, Murphy, Blumenthal, and community leaders called for the permanency of this transformative policy.
July 21, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today announced $8,588,950 for the Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller for Emergency Protective Measures to help to cover costs associated with COVID-19 testing throughout Connecticut. This second grant awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) brings the total amount of federal relief to the Connecticut Office of the State Comptroller to $10,741,203.
July 16, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) reintroduced the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act, a bill to create and fund a public bank that would innovatively facilitate public-private partnerships to rebuild our nation’s roads, highways, bridges, and environmental and energy projects of national or regional significance. DeLauro has introduced the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act since 1994.
July 15, 2021
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill.