Press Releases
February 12, 2021
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chair and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on school reopening guidance released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
February 10, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) sent a letter to President Biden and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary-designate Becerra on the announcement that the influx facility at Carrizo Springs, Texas, will be opening soon to address the increased number of children entering the United States.
February 8, 2021
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U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Ritchie Torres (NY-15), today reintroduced the American Family Act (AFA), legislation to permanently expand and improve the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and make it a dramatically more effective tool for reducing child poverty and supporting families with kids. The American Rescue Plan released today includes one year of an expanded and improved CTC modeled after the American Family Act.
February 7, 2021
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on expanding the Child Tax Credit through her American Family Act, included in the emergency coronavirus rescue package and extended through legislation DeLauro is introducing tomorrow. DeLauro has been leading the fight to expand and improve the child tax credit since 2003.
February 5, 2021
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DeLauro and Gillibrand: Permanent, National Paid Leave Program Would Put Money Back into the Pockets of Working Families
February 2, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on President Biden’s executive actions to reverse the Trump Administration’s immigration policies and reunify children with their families.
January 28, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee and Labor-Education-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chair Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) released the following statement on President Biden’s executive actions promoting reproductive health in the United States and around the world.
January 28, 2021
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DeLauro, Murray Reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act
Every Democrat in Congress is an Original Cosponsor; Legislation Among President Biden’s Gender Equality Priorities
January 27, 2021
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Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, issued this statement on the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report that the agency misused millions in taxpayer dollars intended for the development of vaccines, drugs, and therapeutics.
January 27, 2021
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in Stratford, Connecticut, has been awarded an additional $26,009,929 through the Department of the Army for production, engineering, and service of the Black Hawk.