Press Releases
February 5, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s State of the Union address.
January 30, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) today reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
January 28, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today led a letter of 31 House Democrats calling for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to include testing for glyphosate in the annual Pesticide Data Program, USDA’s national pesticide residue monitoring program.
January 25, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s latest remarks indicating he has agreed to reopen the federal government.
January 24, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced she has been named Chair of the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee.
January 18, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement on new gun storage safety legislation.
Issues:Gun Violence
January 17, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro today reintroduced the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act, a bill to create and fund a public bank that leverages public and private dollars to help rebuild our nation’s roads, highways, bridges, and environmental and energy projects of national or regional significance.
Issues:Infrastructure
January 17, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced she will introduce the Buy American Agriculture Act, new legislation to expand ‘Buy America’ principles to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Purchasing and Distribution Program, a key component of USDA’s $12 billion trade relief program that is meant to assist American farmers and ranchers.
January 17, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair-designate of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chair-designate of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today released the following statements in response to the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General report on the President Trump’s family separation policy.
January 16, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after holding a House Congressional Food Safety Caucus briefing on how the federal government shutdown is impacting the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food safety programs.