Press Releases
August 30, 2016
When Congress returns from August recess, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) will join Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) in introducing legislation to prohibit employers from asking job applicants for their salary history before making a job or salary offer.
August 26, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today commended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for revising blood screening recommendations to call for universal testing of donated blood for the Zika virus in the U.S. and its territories. DeLauro recently called on the FDA to update these guidelines in light of the rapid spread of the Zika virus across the U.S.
August 26, 2016
The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today announced $1,728,172 in federal funds to support fire departments in Fairfield, Enfield and New Britain, as well as the Connecticut Fire Chief’s Association.
August 25, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement on the devastating earthquake in Italy and the ongoing response efforts.
August 22, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement on Republicans continuing to delay acting on the Administration's emergency Zika request, which was made six months ago today on February 22, 2016.
August 22, 2016
In a letter today to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) called on the Navy to suspend any possible plans to shift maintenance of the Marine One Presidential helicopter fleet from Stratford, Connecticut to a Navy facility in Florida.
August 17, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the threat of litigation from New York regarding the designation of the Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site.
August 14, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement on the 81st anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signing Social Security into law on August 14, 1935.
August 12, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement on the Disarm Hate Rally, where thousands of Americans will come together to call on Congress to enact commonsense legislation that can help save lives.
August 12, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the Draft Statement of Administration Action on the Trans-Pacific Partnership that the Obama Administration filed today. The Draft Statement signifies that the Administration intends to ask Congress to bring the agreement up for a vote in the lame-duck session of Congress after the election.