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DeLauro, McGovern, Lee, Fudge, Hayes, Haaland, Pingree, Pocan Introduce Emergency Food Security Bill Amid Growing Coronavirus Outbreak
March 11, 2020
Press Release
Today, Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) in introducing the Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act, new legislation to combat the economic impacts of the coronavirus by:
Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device Safety
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Chair DeLauro Presses CDC Director Redfield for Answers on Coronavirus, President’s FY2021 Budget Request at Subcommittee Hearing
March 10, 2020
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Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, held a hearing with officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including Director Dr. Robert Redfield, on the President’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2021.
Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device Safety
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Chair DeLauro Opening Remarks for House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Hearing on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Budget for Fiscal Year 2021
March 10, 2020
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A video of the hearing can be found here.

Good morning. I am pleased to have the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before the Subcommittee. It has been several years (March 2016) since our last hearing on the budget of the nation's leading public health agency. What good timing.

Let me welcome CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield. It is good to see you and your colleagues, who are here to answer questions.

Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device Safety
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DeLauro, Bishop Urge USDA Secretary to Ensure Families Have Food Security During Coronavirus Outbreak
March 9, 2020
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Today, Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to take action to ensure American families have food security during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).
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DeLauro, Porter, Underwood Raise Concerns About COVID-19 Diagnostics Costs for People Covered by ERISA & Short-Term Health Plans, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP
March 6, 2020
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Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Katie Porter (CA-45), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig raising concerns about the affordability and accessibility of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic testing and services for all Americans, regardless of their health insurance.
Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device SafetyHealth CareJobs and the Economy
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CORONAVIRUS: Murray, DeLauro Introduce New Emergency Paid Sick Days Legislation
March 6, 2020
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Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, introduced new, emergency paid sick leave legislation, building off the Healthy Families Act (HFA), to provide paid sick days immediately to workers in light of the coronavirus crisis, and in preparation for future public health emergencies.
Issues:Food, Drug, and Medical Device SafetyHealth CareJobs and the Economy
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DeLauro Statement on New HHS OIG Reports on Family Separation
March 5, 2020
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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a new report on HHS’s response to the President’s zero-tolerance policy, which led to widespread family separations.
Issues:National Security
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DeLauro Votes for $8.3 Billion Coronavirus Supplemental Funding Agreement
March 4, 2020
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Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after voting to pass the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074), an emergency supplemental funding agreement to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Issues:BudgetHealth CareJobs and the EconomyNational SecuritySeniors
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Chairwoman DeLauro Opening Remarks for House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Hearing on NIH Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021
March 4, 2020
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A video of the hearing can be found here.

Good morning, Dr. Collins. Welcome back to the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations subcommittee.

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Chairwoman DeLauro Opening Remarks for House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Hearing on Reducing Child Poverty
March 3, 2020
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A video of the hearing can be found here.

Good morning. Welcome to our guests. Today, we are examining child poverty in America: the immense physical toll and financial strain it puts on our young people, our families, and our nation.

The ranking member would love to be here, but is held up at the Rules Committee. So, I ask unanimous consent to enter his remarks into the record.

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