Press Releases
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a statement on Hurricane Fiona and the ongoing power outages in Puerto Rico.
"First, I want to extend my strong support and deepest condolences to the people of Puerto Rico, many of whom have been injured, displaced, or tragically lost as result of Hurricane Fiona.
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today voted in support of several bills to ensure that police departments across the nation have the resources necessary to operate with efficiency and better community safety.
Today, as new data from the Census Bureau showed that child poverty dropped to a record low in 2021 in large part as a result of the expanded Child Tax Credit, U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) alongside U.S.
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a statement following news that a Texas judge ruled that employers can deny coverage for preventive health services guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) including PrEP, a life-saving drug therapy to prevent HIV/AIDS; birth control; routine cancer screenings; and depression screenings.
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with 42 House Democrats including 6 Committee Chairs today sent a letter to the Biden Administration requesting that the agencies involved in negotiations on the recently announced Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) engage in robust consultation with Congress and outside stakeholders.
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today applauded the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for releasing a report from their internal organization review.
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a statement following President Biden's announcement of his student debt plan.
"Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. The biggest corporations are using their money to rig the game, and costs are on the rise.
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro today released a statement celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day, commemorating Ukraine's 1991 Declaration of Independence which established the nation as an independent state separate from the former Soviet Union.
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting that he provide an update on the federal grand jury that reportedly has been impaneled to look into potential "criminal activities" by Johnson and Johnson (J&J) related to talcum powder products. The letter can be found here.
House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-02), Admiral Linda L. Fagan, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, New London Mayor Michael Passero, other elected officials, and representatives from the National Coast Guard Museum Association for the Keel Laying Ceremony of the historic U.S. Coast Guard Museum. After years of working to establish New London as the site of the museum, today's Keel Laying Ceremony marks the official start of construction on the nation's first-ever U.S. Coast Guard Museum.