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DeLauro Introduces Bill to Increase Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy
April 1, 2022
Press Release
Today, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) introduced the Access to Scalp Cooling Therapy Act to expand health insurance coverage to scalp cooling therapy. This legislation would require all health insurers to provide coverage for scalp cooling treatments for chemotherapy patients who suffer from alopecia.
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DeLauro, Schrier, Advocates Introduce Donor Milk Safety Act
April 1, 2022
Press Release
Today, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced the Donor Milk Safety Act, legislation that will require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure that donor breast milk consumed by vulnerable infants meets uniform minimum safety standards – just as the Agency does for blood, plasma, other human tissue, biological products, and infant nutrition under the FDA’s jurisdiction.
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Chair DeLauro Introduces Legislation to Secure Affordable Student Loans for Every Borrower
March 30, 2022
Press Release
Today, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) introduced the Affordable Loans for Any Student Act of 2022. This comprehensive legislation streamlines existing programs and creates two simple and easy-to-understand options for borrowers to choose from to ensure affordable monthly payments, avoiding loan delinquency or default.
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DeLauro Applauds President Biden’s Commitment to Fiscal Responsibility, Safety and Security at Home and Abroad
March 28, 2022
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2023.
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DeLauro Statement on Agreement Between Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and the State of Connecticut
March 28, 2022
Press Release

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on Governor Lamont's announcement that the State of Connecticut has reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin that may bring new helicopter lines to Sikorsky and sustain 7,000 jobs in Stratford:

"I applaud the agreement announced today between Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and the State of Connecticut that signals the production of the next generation of helicopters set to replace the legendary Black Hawk will be made in Stratford, Connecticut.

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DeLauro, Local Leaders Hold Roundtable on Community Safety, Creation of City of New Haven’s Community Crisis Response Team
March 28, 2022
Press Release

Today, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) joined City of New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, Acting New Haven Police Chief Renee Dominguez, and city and community leaders to discuss how the New Haven Community Crisis Response Team, funded in part through the federal spending package, will be worked into the existing 911, non-emergency dispatch system and the human services network within Greater New Haven.

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DeLauro Statement on the Passing of Secretary Madeleine Albright
March 23, 2022
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement honoring the life and legacy of former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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DeLauro Statement on Equal Pay Day
March 15, 2022
Press Release
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), the author of the Paycheck Fairness Act, released the following statement marking Equal Pay Day.
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DeLauro Statement on Positive COVID-19 Test
March 12, 2022
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Chair DeLauro Provides Historic Increase in Title I Funding
March 10, 2022
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement on the increase in funding for Title I included in the federal spending package.
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