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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today in regard to recent violence in Israel and the West Bank:

“I am deeply concerned and troubled by the recent escalation in violence in Israel and the West Bank. I pray for the victims and their families.

“I have long been a strong supporter of Israel’s right to defend itself against acts of terrorism. Nobody should live in fear of threat to their life or wellbeing or of the safety of their families.

DeLauro Calls for Immediate Senate Action

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today called on the United States Senate to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. The bipartisan Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act passed the House of Representatives last week with DeLauro’s support.

“For 81 years, the Export-Import Bank has provided American businesses with the necessary financing and guarantees to ship their goods overseas. But due to Congressional inaction, the Bank lost its authorization and cannot provide financing for new exports.

Leading Democrats call for full implementation of menu labeling requirement by December 1, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC—A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today showed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must do more to ensure the safety of medical devices, said Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), who requested the report. DeLauro is a former chairwoman of, and still serves on, the subcommittee responsible for funding the FDA.

The report, FDA Ordered Postmarket Studies to Better Understand Safety Issues, and Many Studies are Ongoing, can be read in its entirety here.

Comes On Heels of New CDC Data Showing Growing Popularity

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), David E. Price (D-NC), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) led 110 Democratic colleagues in urging House leadership to end the longstanding de facto ban on federal funding for gun violence research. As a result of this ban, there has been very limited academic research into the causes of gun violence and its impact on public health, weakening efforts to make our communities safer and to implement bipartisan gun reforms.

Hartford, CT – U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-3), John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2) and Elizabeth Esty (D-5) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $836,688 to Connecticut rural small businesses and agricultural producers through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to help reduce energy usage and costs in their operations.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the two-year budget agreement negotiated by congressional leadership. DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services.