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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the White House’s new initiatives on diaper access. Last year, DeLauro introduced the Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act, which would help states provide diapers to low-income and working families.

Today Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) testified at a Labor & Public Employees Committee hearing on paid family and medical leave. DeLauro has sponsored the FAMILY Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would give all American employees up to twelve weeks of paid family and medical leave.

Today Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) visited Connecticut Food Bank’s new facility in Wallingford to highlight the importance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which lifts millions of Americans out of poverty each year.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) hosted a screening of the HBO documentary film Heroin: Cape Cod, USA, a new documentary on the heroin epidemic that is impacting communities across the nation. Following the screening, DeLauro moderated a community discussion on heroin addiction and opioid overdoses in Connecticut.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today visited Calf Pen Meadow School in Milford, Connecticut, to meet with elementary school students and announce the reintroduction of the Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding her trip to Flint, Michigan, where she met with members of the community affected by the Flint water crisis.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s audits of Chinese poultry facilities and recommendation to move forward with poultry slaughter system equivalence.

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation filed resolutions in the House and Senate affirming the establishment of a new national clean energy goal. The “50x30 Resolutions” establish a goal of more than 50 percent of America’s electricity production coming from clean and carbon-free electricity sources by 2030 and call for the enactment of new legislation to achieve this goal.