Press Releases

Day-Long Series of Events Celebrates City’s Contributions to the Arts and Culture

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the departure of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. DeLauro is a former chairwoman of the subcommittee responsible for funding the FDA, and still serves on that subcommittee.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today introduced the Protect Overnight Delivery Act.

New Statistics Show FMLA Has Been Used More Than 200 Million Times

WASHINGTON, DC--Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) being signed by President Clinton. DeLauro’s home state of Connecticut passed the first-ever state family and medical leave legislation in 1989.

WASHINGTON, DC—Hamden resident Maria Praeli, a junior at Quinnipiac University, was one of six Dreamers who met with President Obama today. Maria was brought to the United States at the age of five from Peru. Since then she has graduated from Gateway Community College, where she served as Student Body President, and enrolled at Quinnipiac, where she is currently a political science major.

WASHINGTON, DC— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Steve Israel (D-NY) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act today.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on last night’s Metro-North accident in Valhalla, New York:

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today spoke on the House floor against the House Majority’s 56th vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act. DeLauro is senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the Department of Health and Human Services. Her remarks are below and can be viewed here.