Press Releases
March 17, 2020
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01), sponsors of the American Family Act, called on House Leadership to include an expanded, fully refundable Child Tax Credit (CTC), as well as a “lookback provision” for the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit to prevent families from paying more in taxes next year due to the expansion.
March 14, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, legislation that will ensure free coronavirus tests, access to paid sick days and longer-term paid leave, and expanded food assistance for children and seniors. If enacted, this would be the first time paid sick days and paid family and medical legislation will be signed into law. DeLauro first introduced paid sick days legislation—the Healthy Families Act—in 2004, as well as paid family and medical leave legislation—the FAMILY Act—in 2013.
March 12, 2020
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after a child in Stratford tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).
March 12, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC —(March 12, 2020) Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker announced the indefinite closure of all New Haven Public Schools and senior centers.
March 11, 2020
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 House Democrats introduced the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a new stimulus package to combat the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
March 11, 2020
Today, Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) in introducing the Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act, new legislation to combat the economic impacts of the coronavirus by:
March 10, 2020
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, held a hearing with officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including Director Dr. Robert Redfield, on the President’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2021.
March 10, 2020
A video of the hearing can be found here.
Good morning. I am pleased to have the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before the Subcommittee. It has been several years (March 2016) since our last hearing on the budget of the nation's leading public health agency. What good timing.
Let me welcome CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield. It is good to see you and your colleagues, who are here to answer questions.
March 9, 2020
Today, Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to take action to ensure American families have food security during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).