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November 27, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, today released the following statement after the Trump administration confirmed 135 children have been separated from their family due to its “Remain in Mexico” policy.
November 26, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement recognizing National Family Caregivers Month.
Issues:Health Care
November 25, 2019
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging them to rescind a $450,000 “non-reporting” penalty imposed on Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford. Gaylord Hospital has provided patients throughout the state of Connecticut with high-quality care for more than one hundred years.
Issues:Health Care
November 21, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue calling for an investigation into tens of millions of dollars in payments to the corrupt, Brazilian-owned meatpacker JBS.
November 20, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after United States Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified before the House Intelligence Committee as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
November 20, 2019
Today, the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to United States Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia regarding the Department’s acknowledgment that more than one million dollars in funding for the Apprenticeship Grants program had been inappropriately obligated. Funding for this program, which started in fiscal year 2016, has resulted in hundreds of thousands of new apprentices.
Issues:Jobs and the Economy
November 19, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after voting to continue funding the government through December 20, 2019.
November 18, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after news reports that President Trump has backed down from his plans to ban e-cigarette flavors.
November 15, 2019
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today sent a letter to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Matthew Albence urging ICE to grant parole to a Third District constituent’s mother, Tania Romero. The text of DeLauro’s letter is below:
November 15, 2019
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging transparency in the testing data being gathered regarding the multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to ground beef.