Press Releases
February 29, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to her Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives, urging them to join her in protecting America’s safety net programs from attacks by House Republicans.
February 29, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new measures to evaluate the risk of Essure, a permanent form of contraception.
February 25, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today delivered the following statement at an Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services.
February 25, 2016
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined several Democratic Members of Congress in releasing a major new report on the extent of Pfizer’s tax dodging and price gouging, as well as a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urging the Administration to use its executive authority to deny the tax benefits of the proposed corporate inversion.
February 24, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding Speaker Ryan’s newly formed Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility.
February 24, 2016
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) stood up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and its recipients at a hearing on the budget for USDA’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
February 24, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement on the Department of Labor’s proposed rule to provide 828,000 workers who service federal contracts with up to seven days of paid sick leave annually, including paid leave for family care.
February 22, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today joined Connecticut Comptroller Kevin Lembo to announce the introduction of the Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2016. The bill places a three-year moratorium on direct-to-consumer advertising of newly approved prescription drugs to fight the rising cost of prescription drugs and protect consumers from misleading information.
February 18, 2016
Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) today issued the following statement on Republicans urging the Administration to direct Ebola funds to fight the new Zika emergency, rather than taking up a supplemental to confront this significant and growing health crisis.
February 18, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today met with mayors, first selectmen, and city leaders from Connecticut’s Third Congressional District for an annual update on the federal budget and its impacts on local communities.