Press Releases

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).

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.

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.

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.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) led a group of nine Members of Congress in introducing Ethan’s Law. This legislation will create federal requirements for safe gun storage and establish strong penalties for any violations. The bill is named in honor of Ethan Song, a teenager from Guilford, Connecticut, who was tragically killed on January 31, 2018 – almost exactly three years ago – after accidentally shooting himself with an unsecured gun in a neighbor’s home. DeLauro, Blumenthal, and Murphy unveiled the legislation during a virtual news conference earlier today with Ethan Song’s parents, Kristin and Mike Song.

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.

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.