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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the mass shooting that took place earlier today at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today released the names of the Connecticut men and women who have accepted offers of appointment to one of the four United States service academies.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) this week reintroduced the Layoff Prevention Extension Act. The bill extends the financing and grant provisions for the successful Short-Time Compensation program—also known as ‘work sharing’—which DeLauro authored as part of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today joined a group of 26 House Democrats in calling on President Obama to consider renegotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to include explicit protections for the LGBT community and further demand that countries treat all of their citizens as equal under the law, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Members of Congress today joined advocates, educators, doctors, and parents to call on Congress to reject the harmful Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill that is being pushed through Congress by House Republicans.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding an audit by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Preliminary findings show that the FDA does not have an efficient and effective food recall initiation process to help ensure the safety of the nation’s food supply.

This week, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined a bipartisan group of 146 Members of Congress in calling on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to lift the de-facto ban on federal gun violence research.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding Speaker Paul Ryan’s recommendations to address poverty. The recommendations were developed by a Republican task force on poverty and will be released tomorrow, June 7.