Press Releases
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today congratulating the winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. The winners, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have been tireless advocates for children’s rights around the globe.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month by calling for passage of the Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act. The bill, introduced by DeLauro last year, would help raise awareness of breast cancer risks, the importance of appropriate screening.
NEW HAVEN, CT—In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to decline appeals to marriage equality victories in five states, plus yesterday’s Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down bans in Nevada and Idaho, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded those decisions and called on Speaker of the House John Boehner to take up and pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
WASHINGTON, DC--The Democratic members of the House of Representatives Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS)-Education Appropriations Subcommittee today called for a subcommittee hearing on the public health threats posed by the recent outbreaks of Ebola and Enterovirus D68.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today called on Congress to go back to Washington before the November election and vote for increased funding for biomedical research. She did so at a visit to Meriden’s Protein Sciences, which is working on an Ebola vaccine.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced today US Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert A. McDonald is extending benefits for 10 Connecticut veterans to stay at Seacrest Retirement Home and HighVue Manor for an additional year. Without Secretary McDonald’s intervention they would have lost their benefits that allowed them to stay at the facilities.
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation are applauding an announcement made by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today joined the New Haven Manufacturers Association to mark National Manufacturing Day. DeLauro is a longtime champion for policies that support manufacturing as an economic base.
Anti-Hunger Champion Calls for Funding Nutrition, Not Big Agribusiness
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) applauded the West Haven Housing Authority today for receiving a $99,886 federal grant to alleviate veteran homelessness. That money means 12 vouchers will be available to get veterans off the streets or out of shelters and into a permanent home.