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House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the retirement of House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (OR-04).

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), a 35-year ovarian cancer survivor, celebrated the passage of her legislation to reauthorize Johanna’s Law, a national education campaign led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase the awareness about the symptoms, risk factors, and prevention of gynecologic cancers such as ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers, as a part of the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act. As Chair of the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, DeLauro has ensured continued funding for Johanna’s Law, $29 million over the last three years, despite its authorization expiring in October 2014.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Flu Vaccine Act, legislation to conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or prevention that protects against multiple strains of the flu virus and offers longer-lasting protection. The legislation calls for a total investment of $1 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for this research. Senator Markey and his colleagues were able to secure $540 million in appropriations over the past three years for universal flu vaccine research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within NIH, including $200 million in fiscal year 2020.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today voted to pass the Build Back Better Act delivering once-in-a-generation investments to lower the everyday costs that burden working families. From lowering health care, child care, and family care costs to making the largest investment to combat the climate crisis in United States history, this legislation cuts taxes and is fully paid for making big corporations and the wealthiest pay their fair share.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of the Build Back Better Act.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to immediately suspend all imports of beef from Brazil after the country failed to promptly report cases of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy earlier this summer.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today voted to pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, historic legislation to create jobs, strengthen the economy, and revitalize crumbling infrastructure.

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of advancing the Build Back Better Act.