Press Releases
May 1, 2020
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, urged Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to reverse her harmful and unauthorized guidance that will restrict more than 7.5 million students from accessing sorely needed emergency financial aid provided under the under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). In a letter, the lawmakers stressed that the barriers created by the U.S. Department of Education do not exist in the law and will prevent aid from reaching students that Congress intended to support.
Issues:Education
May 1, 2020
Amid announcements concerning preliminary clinical trial data on remdesivir and anticipated emergency use authorization from the FDA, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, urge Secretary Azar to release information about the extent of taxpayer investment in remdesivir, government ownership of any remdesivir patents, and any federal efforts to scale-up production.
May 1, 2020
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Vice-Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, joined House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (MN-07), former United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretaries Tom Vilsack and Dan Glickman, Chef José Andrés, and Consumer Reports to announce the release of a comprehensive action plan to safeguard America’s food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 30, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Labor (DOL), today released the following statement after DOL awarded more than $30 million in grants—including more than $2.3 million for the State of Connecticut—to assist in disaster relief efforts and help workers who have been impacted by COVID-19.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
April 28, 2020
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) sent a letter to House and Senate leaders calling for the repeal of a $135 billion tax break in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for hedge fund owners and real estate developers.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
April 25, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today released the following statement after the United States District Court in Los Angeles ruled that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were in violation of the 1997 Flores Settlement—which established standards for the care of unaccompanied children.
Issues:National Security
April 24, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer notified Congress of the Administration’s intent to enter into force the renegotiated NAFTA on July 1.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
April 24, 2020
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar expressing serious concern regarding reports the Office of Refugee Resettlement is considering new aggressive immigration policies and calling on him to ensure ORR remains focused first and foremost on the wellbeing of the children in its care.
Issues:National Security
April 23, 2020
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, spoke on the House Floor in favor of Congress’s fourth coronavirus response package: the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
April 23, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, today sent a letter to Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie urging him to stop the use of hydroxychloroquine on veterans diagnosed with COVID-19 after the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical experts the drug could increase the risk of death.