Press Releases

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today after the passage by the House of Representatives of three Free Trade Agreements.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today after the passage by the House of Representatives of three Free Trade Agreements.

Bill could create up to 1 million jobs, spur private sector growth



New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced the Job Creation and Energy Efficiency Act today, which will create jobs and support private sector growth through the retrofitting of existing buildings to increase their energy efficiency.

Recent reports indicate more and more families struggling to afford diapers—without which children cannot attend day care



New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, introduced the Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery Act (DIAPER) Act today to provide diapers and diapering supplies to needy families through child care providers.

New Haven, CT — Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Chris Murphy (CT-5) praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture's disaster declaration for the state of Connecticut today.

(Washington, DC) –Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Congressman John Larson (CT-1), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today announced $9.9 million in workforce development grants for the Workplace Inc. and Capital Workforce Partners to target long term unemployed populations by providing them with education, career skills, and job placement assistance for jobs in the health care industry.

New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) held a press availability today with local Mayors, First Selectmen, and Town Managers from the Third Congressional District following a meeting about the response to Tropical Storm Irene.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the disaster response of local communities, the state, and the federal government and to find out what worked, what problems were encountered, and how to improve future responses.