Press Releases
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement following reports that Esdras R., a student at Wilbur Cross High School, would have his deportation flight canceled. Esdras remains in detention.
“I am relieved that Esdras’ deportation flight has been canceled – but that is not enough. He is not a threat. He works a job, goes to school, and is beloved by his classmates and community. He should be released from detention immediately and allowed to return his life in New Haven.
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement in response to news that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) – which supports the operations of National Public Radio (NPR), the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and local public media stations – will begin winding down after targeted defunding by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans:
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the House Democratic Trade Working Group, issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s recent executive order closing the de minimis import loophole worldwide:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the House Democratic Trade Working Group, issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s recent executive order closing the de minimis import loophole worldwide:
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), issued the following statement regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza:
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro released a statement in response to the detention of an 18-year-old student at Wilbur Cross High School, Esdras R., by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
“The Trump Administration is cracking down on families who are part of our community. It is shameful and cruel.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement regarding the imminent destruction of $12 million worth of contraceptives and HIV-prevention supplies purchased as aid for developing nations:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement regarding the imminent destruction of 500 tons of food aid for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan:
“I am disgusted that the Trump Administration has withheld 500 metric tons of life-saving nutritional aid, enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week, for so long that it is about to spoil and will have to be destroyed.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement regarding the killing of Sayfollah Musallet, a Palestinian-American citizen with ties to Connecticut:
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to the Supreme Court allowing for mass layoffs at the Department of Education, clearing the path for President Trump’s plan to end public education in the United States: