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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced that Jack Rayburn will serve as her Legislative Director. Additionally, King Green will succeed Katelynn Thorpe as personal office Communications Director.

Today, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) introduced the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, comprehensive legislation to put hard-earned wages back in workers’ pockets and crack down on employers who unfairly withhold wages from their employees. This bill would give workers the right to receive full compensation for the work they perform, as well as the right to receive regular paystubs and final paychecks in a timely manner.

DeLauro has Advocated for the Legislation Since 2003 and is Credited for its Inclusion in the American Rescue Plan

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement on the White House announcement that they will hold a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement on the draft opinion stating that the Supreme Court of the United States has voted to strike down the Roe v. Wade decision.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today submitted for the record a report acquired from a whistleblower who worked at the Abbott facility which produces infant formula recalled by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February. Chair DeLauro spoke about the report at the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) hearing.