Press Releases
December 10, 2019
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) testified at the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on "Examining the Need for Comprehensive National Paid Family and Medical Leave" to discuss the FAMILY ACT, her legislation that would create a universal, gender-neutral, national paid family and medical leave program.
December 6, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11) led 100 House Democrats in introducing the Protect SNAP Act, legislation to prevent the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing stricter work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
December 4, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its final rule to restrict hundreds of thousands of Americans’ access to SNAP—America’s leading anti-hunger program.
December 4, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today introduced the Eviction Prevention Act, legislation that would help low-income people get access to legal counsel if they are being evicted.
Issues:Housing
December 2, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement for the grand opening of Borough 496, a new business incubator in Hamden.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
November 27, 2019
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 Trump administration confirmed 135 children have been separated from their family due to its “Remain in Mexico” policy.
November 26, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement recognizing National Family Caregivers Month.
Issues:Health Care
November 25, 2019
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging them to rescind a $450,000 “non-reporting” penalty imposed on Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford. Gaylord Hospital has provided patients throughout the state of Connecticut with high-quality care for more than one hundred years.
Issues:Health Care
November 21, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue calling for an investigation into tens of millions of dollars in payments to the corrupt, Brazilian-owned meatpacker JBS.
November 20, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after United States Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified before the House Intelligence Committee as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry.