Press Releases
New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited the Saint Martin de Porres Academy in New Haven today, speaking with students about the importance of education.
Saint Martin de Porres Academy operates an extended day schedule, with students attending classes for 11 months a year, 10 hours a day, with extra-curricular activities in the afternoon. The faith-based middle school is tuition-free, and seeks to provide a quality education to underserved children in New Haven.
Bill Will Help Women Enter Non-Traditional, Higher Wage Fields
WASHINGTON—In the wake of the Supreme Court’s damaging Wal-Mart employment discrimination case, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) today introduced the Women and Workforce Investment for Nontraditional Jobs (Women WIN Jobs) Act, which would provide women with a pathway to higher paying job fields in which they are currently underrepresented.
Washington, DC— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Peter Welch (D-VT) applauded President Obama's decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) today.
The SPR currently holds 727 million barrels and is filled to capacity. DeLauro and Welch joined Representative Ed Markey (MA-7) in calling upon the President to take this action in February, urging him to consider this tactic to reduce oil prices in the short-term for American consumers and businesses.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Obama's remarks on Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, DC-Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act, a bill that would help k-12 teachers improve their subject matter expertise and their instructional skills. The Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act would provide for the establishment of eight new Teachers Professional Development Institutes each year over the next five years.
Washington, DC— Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, sent a letter to Jacob Lew, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, today calling for action on a proposal that would help protect Americans from foodborne illnesses.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today in response to the report released and updated information by the FDA today on the safety of silicone breast implants.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to the audit by the Office of the Inspector General the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s response to 17 recent food safety recalls.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court of the United States' ruling in the case of Wal-Mart v. Dukes.
340 students from 19 schools across the 3rd Congressional District read 20 books each over the school year
New Haven, CT –Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) met with 340 first graders from 19 schools across Connecticut's 3rd District today to recognize their achievements in participating in the "Rosa's Readers" program this year.