Press Releases

Today, the day Child Tax Credit payments hit bank accounts for more than 35 million families, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) rallied her colleagues in support of the expanded and improved Child Tax Credit and urged the Senate to pass the Build Back Better Act so that these checks continue to go to hardworking families.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that makes key investments to improve the lives of servicemembers and military families, while also strengthening our national security.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on State Comptroller Kevin Lembo’s exemplary career and commitment to servicing the people of Connecticut.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued this statement on the United States Supreme Court’s consideration of Mississippi’s near ban on abortions.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the retirement of House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (OR-04).

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), a 35-year ovarian cancer survivor, celebrated the passage of her legislation to reauthorize Johanna’s Law, a national education campaign led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase the awareness about the symptoms, risk factors, and prevention of gynecologic cancers such as ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers, as a part of the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act. As Chair of the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, DeLauro has ensured continued funding for Johanna’s Law, $29 million over the last three years, despite its authorization expiring in October 2014.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Flu Vaccine Act, legislation to conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or prevention that protects against multiple strains of the flu virus and offers longer-lasting protection. The legislation calls for a total investment of $1 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for this research. Senator Markey and his colleagues were able to secure $540 million in appropriations over the past three years for universal flu vaccine research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within NIH, including $200 million in fiscal year 2020.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today voted to pass the Build Back Better Act delivering once-in-a-generation investments to lower the everyday costs that burden working families. From lowering health care, child care, and family care costs to making the largest investment to combat the climate crisis in United States history, this legislation cuts taxes and is fully paid for making big corporations and the wealthiest pay their fair share.