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Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with 42 House Democrats including 6 Committee Chairs today sent a letter to the Biden Administration requesting that the agencies involved in negotiations on the recently announced Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) engage in robust consultation with Congress and outside stakeholders.

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today applauded the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for releasing a report from their internal organization review.

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released a statement following President Biden's announcement of his student debt plan.

"Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. The biggest corporations are using their money to rig the game, and costs are on the rise.

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro today released a statement celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day, commemorating Ukraine's 1991 Declaration of Independence which established the nation as an independent state separate from the former Soviet Union.

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting that he provide an update on the federal grand jury that reportedly has been impaneled to look into potential "criminal activities" by Johnson and Johnson (J&J) related to talcum powder products. The letter can be found here.

House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-02), Admiral Linda L. Fagan, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, New London Mayor Michael Passero, other elected officials, and representatives from the National Coast Guard Museum Association for the Keel Laying Ceremony of the historic U.S. Coast Guard Museum. After years of working to establish New London as the site of the museum, today's Keel Laying Ceremony marks the official start of construction on the nation's first-ever U.S. Coast Guard Museum.

House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) announced a total of $287,422 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants for the Connecticut State Fire Training Academy in Middletown and City of West Haven Fire Department-Allingtown to enhance existing firefighting abilities and greater protect the people of Connecticut's Third Congressional District.

Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) announced the Step Up Naugy Prevention Coalition was awarded a Fiscal Year 2022 Drug-Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grant for $625,000 by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The funding will build the readiness and resources of the coalition and strengthen community collaboration in support of local efforts to prevent youth substance misuse.