Press Releases
May 6, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today visited East Haven High School to congratulate local elementary school students who have completed the Rosa’s Readers program. Established by DeLauro in 2000, the program encourages interest in reading outside of the classroom and helps students develop a lifelong love of reading and learning.
May 5, 2017
Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Louise Slaughter (NY-25) this week introduced a package of bills to reform the review process for medical devices and increase access to legal recourse for victims of unsafe devices.
May 4, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today spoke on the House Floor to call on Congress to reject the Republican health care bill, which increases the costs of premiums and deductibles, imposes an age tax on older Americans, and unravels protections for patients with pre-existing conditions.
May 3, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding Luis Barrios, a resident of Derby, Connecticut who has received a 30-day stay in his deportation case. Earlier today, DeLauro spoke with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding Mr. Barrios and pressed the agency to use prosecutorial discretion in his case.
May 3, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding Luis Barrios, who is scheduled to be deported to Guatemala tomorrow morning. Earlier today, DeLauro spoke with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding Mr. Barrios and pressed the agency to use prosecutorial discretion in his case.
May 3, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Members of Congress, and Americans that would be impacted by the Republican health care bill to discuss the bill’s impact on people with pre-existing conditions.
May 2, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today spoke on the House Floor to call on Congress to reject the Working Families Flexibility Act, which would give workers less flexibility and less pay. Congress should instead enact the Healthy Families Act, the FAMILY Act, and the Schedules That Work Act to give employees the resources they need to succeed.
May 2, 2017
Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today led 31 Members of the House of Representatives in writing a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, urging the Administration to address the United States-Russia bilateral trade relationship.
May 2, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today joined Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) in introducing the Pay Equity for All Act of 2017, which would prohibit employers from asking job applicants for their salary history before making a job or salary offer.
May 1, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the FY 2017 omnibus legislation, which includes an additional $2 billion for the National Institutes of Health and $8 million for the Long Island Sound.