Press Releases
January 9, 2020
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of the War Powers Resolution, legislation that would require the President to consult Congress and the American public before engaging in war or hostilities against Iran.
Issues:National Security
January 6, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a video update regarding tensions between the United States and Iran following the airstrike President Trump authorized last week, which killed high-ranking Iranian military leaders.
Issues:National Security
January 3, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after the United States military conducted airstrikes in Iraq that killed Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani.
Issues:National Security
January 2, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the rise in anti-Semitic attacks in recent weeks and months.
December 20, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after voting for the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act (H.R. 5377), which would restore the state and local tax deduction (SALT). President Trump and Republican’s 2017 tax bill cut the deduction, causing 87,800 households to face property tax increases in the Third District.
Issues:Taxes
December 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) sent a letter to her colleagues regarding the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), also known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
December 18, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after voting to impeach President Donald J. Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
December 18, 2019
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to recall drugs containing ranitidine due to high levels of N-Nitrososdimethylamine (“NDMA”), a probable human carcinogen.
Issues:Health Care
December 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, today released the following statement after the House passed her FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Appropriations bill by a vote of 297-120.
December 16, 2019
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Chair of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies, led a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expressing their disappointment and alarm about the failure of CBP to provide recommended flu vaccinations to migrants in its custody.
Issues:Health Care