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May 29, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the new Harvard study estimating that Hurricane Maria and its aftermath caused at least 4,645 deaths across Puerto Rico. The official death count stands at 64.
May 25, 2018
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) wrote a letter with 39 of her House Democratic colleagues to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb supporting the Administration’s proposed rule to reduce the level of nicotine in cigarettes to a minimally or non-addictive level. The rule stands aims to reduce tobacco use in our nation by protecting youth from becoming life-long smokers and helping adult smokers quit.
May 25, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement on reports of a deal President Trump made to prop up Chinese cellular company ZTE.
May 24, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced a bicameral bill to expand health insurance coverage of infertility treatment and services. The Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act would require more health insurers to provide coverage for infertility treatment, as well as fertility preservation services for individuals who undergo medically necessary procedures that may cause infertility.
May 21, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today wrote a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., asking for additional information regarding the ongoing investigation of a Salmonella outbreak related to shelled eggs. That outbreak is currently responsible for 35 infections—including 11 hospitalizations—across 9 states.
May 18, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the Republicans’ farm bill failing to pass the House of Representatives.
May 17, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC (May 17, 2018) – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today spoke from the House Floor in opposition to the Republicans’ partisan farm bill. A video of DeLauro’s remarks can be found here, and below are her remarks as delivered:
May 17, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the recent tornadoes that caused damage across Connecticut.
May 11, 2018
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro today released the following statement upon the conclusion of the American, Canadian, and Mexican trade ministers’ latest meeting to renegotiate NAFTA.
May 10, 2018
Earlier this week, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter to United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar urging him to immediately fire Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Scott Lloyd. Recent reports indicate that Lloyd’s appalling policies have kept immigrant children detained for an average of eight months, substantially longer than the maximum 45-day periods of custody in Fiscal Year 2016. This news follows previous calls for his resignation given his personal interference to prevent immigrant women from accessing abortion care.