Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced bicameral legislation to prevent the aggressive marketing of junk food and sugary beverages directed at children. In the last thirty years, obesity rates have doubled among children and tripled among adolescents. The Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act of 2022 would end the federal tax subsidy that allows companies to deduct expenses for marketing and advertising goods of poor nutritional value.

Reportidentifies how food safety can be strengthened at FDA

U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) today announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in response to their request that the GAO examine food contamination by chemical substances in our food.

Reportidentifies how food safety can be strengthened at FDA

U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) today announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in response to their request that the GAO examine food contamination by chemical substances in our food.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the passing of New Haven Fire Fighter Thomas Mieles.

“I am saddened by the news that Fire Fighter Thomas Mieles has died in a tragic accident. Thomas was young with so much life ahead of him, starting his firefighting career at 27 years old in January 2022. This is a big loss for our community, and I extend my condolences to Thomas’ family, loved ones, and his colleagues in the New Haven Fire Department. Thomas will be dearly missed.” 

House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro held a press conference with breast cancer awareness advocates and medical professionals at Griffin Health in Derby to highlight the timeline she secured for nationwide reporting standard in the Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act and her soon-to-be introduced Find It Early Act.

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a statement in response to news that Abbott Nutrition had initiated recalls on its Similac formula manufactured at a facility in Columbus, OH.

"We face a serious problem in this country. How is it that one company, that controls 43 percent of the market, is able to have several product recalls on infant formula within the same year? Infant formula should be the safest product on the market, and facilities that manufacture it should meet the highest standards of safety.

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced that she secured a timeline from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the rollout of their new breast density notification rule, which would require providers to notify women if they have dense breasts and on the need for additional screenings to find breast cancer.

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a statement applauding a new proposal announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce salmonella illnesses resulting from the consumption of poultry.