Press Releases
February 7, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today reintroduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The FAMILY Act would ensure that workers can take up to 12 weeks of paid leave for a pregnancy, the birth or adoption of a child, to recover from a serious illness, or to care for a seriously ill family member.
February 3, 2017
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement today regarding the contract deal for the next batch of F-35 John Strike Fighters.
February 3, 2017
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today issued the following statement on the expected Executive Order rescinding the Department of Labor “fiduciary rule,” which House Republicans have also repeatedly attempted to undermine through the Appropriations process.
February 2, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement upon news that the Kassar family has been reunited in the United States. Over the last week, DeLauro and her staff have worked to ensure that Fadi Kassar could be reunited with his wife, Razan, and his two children, Hnan and Lian.
February 2, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today introduced the Child Tax Credit Improvement Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation builds on the success of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) by indexing the value of the credit and raising the amount for families with young children.
February 2, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01), and Tax Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (TX-35) today introduced a series of tax bills that would cut taxes for America’s middle class and working families.
February 1, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) this week introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for an end to domestic child sex trafficking. DeLauro’s resolution comes as Super Bowl LI is set to take place in Houston, Texas this week, which will see an increase in sex trafficking surrounding the events.
February 1, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding several constituents and their families who have become stranded around the world after President Trump signed an executive order targeting refugees and citizens of seven countries in the Middle East.
February 1, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today spoke on the House Floor to read a letter from Sergio, an undocumented immigrant who left his internship in DeLauro’s Washington, DC office last year following the election.
January 31, 2017
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court.