Press Releases
January 7, 2021
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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Ryan (D-OH) released the following statement announcing an Appropriations Committee review of the law enforcement response to yesterday’s coup attempt.
January 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON, DC – House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued this statement on the acts of terror carried out today that shut down the United States Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the election:
“I am grateful for the outpouring of support and relieved to report that both my staff and I are safe.
December 28, 2020
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Chair-designate of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued this statement after President Trump’s belated signing of H.R. 133, the bipartisan coronavirus relief bill and omnibus spending package.
December 24, 2020
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Chair-designate of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued this statement on House Republicans blocking Democrats’ Unanimous Consent request to increase economic impact payments to $2,000.
December 22, 2020
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair-designate of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the subcommittee that determines federal funding for education issued the following statement on Miguel Cardona’s nomination as Education Secretary.
December 22, 2020
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Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) secured historic investments for Connecticut in the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending package and coronavirus relief deal. This legislation, which originated in the House and is expected to be signed into law, provides critical coronavirus relief, invests in the programs at the center of the country’s health and economic crises, creates jobs in Connecticut, and supports working families.
December 21, 2020
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Today, the House passed the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending agreement that includes historic investments secured by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Appropriations Committee Chair-designate and Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee. This legislation invests in the programs at the center of the country’s health and economic crises and addresses labor, health, and education disparities across Connecticut and throughout the country.
December 21, 2020
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Appropriations Committee Chair-designate and Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement on the emergency coronavirus relief agreement.
December 21, 2020
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, secured the historic inclusion of her legislation, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes Act, in the fiscal year 2021 spending bill. The legislation would require in-person age verification upon delivery of online purchases of e-cigarette and vaping products.
December 18, 2020
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Appropriations Committee Chair-designate and Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement on reports that many states will be receiving 25-40% fewer coronavirus vaccine doses next week than was originally anticipated.