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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement regarding an order by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management halting all ongoing offshore activities for the Revolution Wind project:

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified Connecticut that the state will receive approximately $53 million from the $220 million in disaster assistance for small and medium-sized farmers through the Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant Program. DeLauro created and secured funding for this grant program in the government funding and disaster assistance package signed into law last December.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement:

“I am pleased to share that my surgery at Griffin Hospital was a success, and I am deeply grateful to Dr. Judith L. Gorelick and the entire care team for their skill and support. I also want to thank my family, friends, colleagues, and constituents for their well wishes and encouragement.”
 

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), is in Griffin Hospital for surgery today to treat Spinal Stenosis, “a common treatment for a common occurrence”, according to Dr. Judith L. Gorelick, a board-certified neurosurgeon, who will be performing the procedure. 

As is routine for such surgery, physical therapy will follow. Rep. DeLauro will resume her schedule while physical therapy continues and return to DC when Congress reconvenes in September. 

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to a human donor milk recall in nine states:

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement following reports that Esdras R., a student at Wilbur Cross High School, would have his deportation flight canceled. Esdras remains in detention.

“I am relieved that Esdras’ deportation flight has been canceled – but that is not enough. He is not a threat. He works a job, goes to school, and is beloved by his classmates and community. He should be released from detention immediately and allowed to return his life in New Haven.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement in response to news that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) – which supports the operations of National Public Radio (NPR), the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and local public media stations – will begin winding down after targeted defunding by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans: 

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the House Democratic Trade Working Group, issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s recent executive order closing the de minimis import loophole worldwide: