Press Releases
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.
January 11, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement following news that the Tornillo, Texas facility housing unaccompanied children has transferred all migrant children as of today.
Issues:Housing
January 8, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the month of February.
January 8, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding President’s Trump’s speech on the ongoing government shutdown.
January 8, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today led a letter, cosigned by 128 House Democrats, to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Purdue demanding specifics on how the Department will address impending benefit reductions for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) caused by President Trump’s government shutdown.
December 20, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today introduced the Protect SNAP Act, which would prevent the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing stricter work requirement under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
December 19, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today introduced the Medicare for America Act, a new healthcare bill that would ensure universal, high-quality, affordable health coverage by making Medicare accessible to all Americans and expanding the program’s covered benefits and services.
Issues:Health Care
December 19, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will reverse course and cease fingerprinting all household members of sponsors who have come forward to take care of unaccompanied children.