Press Releases
March 1, 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after workers at Tridonex auto parts plant in Matamoros voted overwhelmingly in favor of appointing a new union, SNITIS, to advocate for better working conditions and higher wages. This historic election follows a successful union election at a General Motors assembly plant in Silao, Mexico, both made possible by the Rapid Response Mechanism included in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
February 25, 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States.
February 24, 2022
On Tuesday, February 22, at the Dixwell Community House (Q House), House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) joined City of New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, City of New Haven Ward 22 Alder Jeanette Morrison, Greater New Haven NAACP President Dori Dumas, and Assistant Professor of African American History at CUNY Lehman College Gary L. Ford, Jr., to honor the life and legacy of civil rights pioneer, Judge Constance Baker Motley.
February 24, 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced that Rebecca Salay will serve as her Chief of Staff following the departure of Liz Albertine after 12 years of service. Salay most recently served as professional staff on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Salay previously worked in DeLauro’s office for more than nine years, rising from an internship in her New Haven office to her Legislative Director.
February 24, 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
February 22, 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), the author of the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R.7), released the following statement on the $24 million equal pay settlement reached between the U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT).
February 18, 2022
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) today introduced the Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2022, legislation to honor the life of civil rights pioneer, Judge Constance Baker Motley, by posthumously awarding her with a Congressional Gold Medal.
February 17, 2022
WASHINGTON – House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on data released today by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University revealing an increase of 3.7 million children in pover
February 17, 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement applauding the U.S. Department of Education (Department) for approving $415 million in borrower defense claims for more than 15,000 borrowers
February 16, 2022
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) joined Joseph A. Foran High School Principal Max Berkowitz, Gateway Community College Professor and Director of Information Technology Professor Lawrence Salay, Milford Mayor Ben Blake, and high school students to celebrate the winners of Connecticut’s Third Congressional District’s Congressional App Challenge, Leighla-Marie Dantes and Violet Wilson.