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DeLauro Asks Census Bureau Director for Additional Information on New Household Pulse Survey
May 19, 2020
Press Release
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, sent a letter to the United States Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham seeking additional information on the experimental Household Pulse Survey being conducted over the next three months.
Issues:Jobs and the EconomyNational Security
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DeLauro Speaks on the House Floor in Support of The Heroes Act
May 15, 2020
Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) spoke on the House Floor in support of The Heroes Act: a new coronavirus response package aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19—through testing, contact tracing, and treatments—supporting our frontline workers and all workers, ensuring children and families have economic security throughout the public health crisis, and providing critical funding to our state, local, territorial, and tribal governments.
Issues:BudgetEducationFood, Drug, and Medical Device SafetyJobs and the EconomyTaxes
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Remdesivir: Where? When? to Whom? How Much?
May 13, 2020
Press Release
As the pandemic broadens and the Trump Administration bungles, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chairman of the Health Subcommittee on Ways and Means, and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, urge Secretary Azar to create a transparent process for distributing available doses of remdesivir and to swiftly release initial clinical trial findings.
Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device Safety
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DeLauro, Sánchez, González-Cólon, Schrier, National WIC Association Announce Reintroduction of the Wise Investment in Children (WIC) Act
May 13, 2020
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — (May 13, 2020) Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, joined Congresswomen Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), Jenniffer González-Cólon (PR-AL), Kim Schrier, M.D.

Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device Safety
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Warren, DeLauro Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers' Rights Amid COVID-19 Crisis
May 13, 2020
Press Release
Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, are proposing legislation to make sure workers get fair access to legal remedy despite the coronavirus pandemic. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of Senate HELP Committee, and Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), a member of Senate HELP, are co-sponsors.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
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DeLauro Statement on The Heroes Act
May 12, 2020
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — (May 12, 2020) Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after House Democrats introduced TheHeroes Act, a new coronavirus response package aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19—through testing, contact tracing, and treatments—supporting our frontline workers and all workers, ensuring children and families have economic security throughout the public health crisis, and pro

Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device SafetyHealth Care
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DeLauro Demands Response from VA Secretary on Potential Continued Use of Hydroxychloroquine on Veterans Diagnosed with COVID-19
May 12, 2020
Press Release
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, today released the following statement demanding a response from Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to her letter—sent nearly three weeks ago—urging him to stop the use of hydroxychloroquine on veterans diagnosed with COVID-19. DeLauro’s letter followed new information from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and medical experts that the drug could increase the risk of death.
Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device SafetyHealth Care
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Connecticut Congressional Delegation Urges HHS Sec. Azar to Distribute Congressional Funding to All CT Hospitals
May 8, 2020
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WASHINGTON, DC — (May 8, 2020) Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar urging him to release additional Congressionally-appropriated funding to the seventeen small- and medium-sized hospitals in Connecticut that were excluded from the recent $10 billion COVID High Impact Allocation.

Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device SafetyHealth Care
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DeLauro Statement on Record Unemployment in Connecticut and U.S.
May 8, 2020
Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data was released showing the United States unemployment rate increased to 14.7% in April.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
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DeLauro Statement on Trump Administration Delaying Release of CDC Reopening Guidance
May 7, 2020
Press Release
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement on reports that the Trump Administration has delayed guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to local leaders and the public on how to reopen businesses and transit safely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device Safety
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