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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) spoke on the House Floor in favor of the Borrower Defense Override.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) spoke on the House Floor in favor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, today announced Katelynn Thorpe will serve as her Communications Director. Katelynn Thorpe most recently served as Communications Director for Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. A graduate from the University of California Berkeley, she previously taught middle school math as a Teach For America educator in Providence, Rhode Island. While teaching, Thorpe earned her Master’s in Education from Rhode Island College. Thorpe replaces Will Serio, who will be attending the University of California Berkeley School of Law.

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee; Congressman Francis Rooney (R-FL); Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee; and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation to protect patients from being price-gouged on COVID-19 treatments and vaccines developed with taxpayer dollars and to strengthen oversight of federal funds invested in COVID-19 research and development.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Robert Wilkie responded to her letter questioning if veterans were being prescribed hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot proceed with their plan to end the DACA program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, known as Dreamers.

U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), and Katie Porter (D-CA-45) today wrote to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding answers to HHS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) providing at least $1.5 billion interest-free loans to health care companies owned by multi-billion dollar Wall Street private equity firms while community hospitals increasingly falter under enormous losses fighting COVID-19.

NEW HAVEN, CT — Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that federal anti-discrimination laws protect gay and transgender workers.