Press Releases

WASHINGTON — Today, during National Health Center Week, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), as well as U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) applauded the U.S.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro released the following statement regarding the announcement that China has devalued their currency:

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today upon the news that Coca-Cola is funding “research” on weight loss that ignores dietary linkages. DeLauro is the sponsor of The SWEET Act, which would institute a tax of one cent per teaspoon of caloric sweetener, such as sugar or high-fructose corn syrup.

Executive Order could guarantee access to paid sick days to 28 million federal contractors

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to explain why they denied 85 percent of claims filed by women and Hispanic farmers who were discriminated against by USDA’s farm loan program between 1981 and 2000.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro released the following statement regarding the extension of Connecticut’s ESEA waiver:

“I applaud today’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Education will extend Connecticut’s waiver from the constraint of unrealistic and unfair requirements in No Child Left Behind, where student achievement is unreliably measured by test scores.

Urges House Republicans to Support Voting Rights Now

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

WASHINGTON—Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) sent the following letter today to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry requesting further clarification on Malaysia’s upgraded status in the Department of State’s 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report.