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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today after Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released this year’s version of the House Republican budget. DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittees responsible for funding the departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services.

Notes Children Are Especially Vulnerable to Highly Addictive Product

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to put common sense restrictions on e-cigarettes. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg she noted that children are especially vulnerable to this highly addictive product.

Among the steps she asked the FDA to take are to:

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) this morning voted for the Ukraine Support Act, H.R. 4278. The bill would codify the sanctions President Obama has already announced and authorize him to impose new sanctions. It would also provide further assistance to Ukraine, including support for democracy and civil society building. The legislation now heads to the Senate.

(Washington) – Representatives Rosa DeLauro, John Larson, Joe Courtney, Jim Himes and Elizabeth Esty released the following joint statement today after the Connecticut General Assembly approved legislation to raise the Connecticut minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2017:

WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Harold Rogers (R-KY) and Stephen Lynch (D-MA), today questioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of a potentially dangerous and powerful new opioid despite the risks that it presents to public health. In a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General Daniel Levinson, they ask him to examine the relationship between industry and the FDA in facilitating the approval of Zohydro at the expense of public health and consumer safety.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), senior Democrat on the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following opening statement at that subcommittee’s hearing today, “Future of Biomedical Research.” The subcommittee heard from Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH), and other NIH officials.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today supporting the Administration’s arguments before the Supreme Court in the cases of Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporationv. Sebelius. DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the Department of Health and Human Services.