115th Congress

The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today announced $3.9 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The funding includes four grants totaling $920,090, which will support 217 AmeriCorps members.

The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today encouraged Connecticut communities and healthcare providers to apply for assistance through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s new grant programs to prevent opioid overdoses and provide opioid abuse treatment.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding news that the Trump Administration plans to pull out of the landmark Paris Agreement, which seeks to address the issue of climate change and was signed by 195 countries.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today pressed Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to discuss how the Trump Administration’s budget will deeply affect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Administration has proposed changes that would cut SNAP by $193 billion—more than 25 percent of the program total.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today delivered the following statement at a hearing on the budget for the U.S. Department of Education. DeLauro is the Senior Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee responsible for funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.

The Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that Sikorsky has secured a $55 million federal contract from the U.S. Navy to begin purchasing necessary materials to prepare for production of the first CH-53K production helicopters, the U.S. Marine Corps’ new heavy-lift aircraft, to be built by Sikorsky in Connecticut.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s 2018 budget after the Department of Health and Human Services’ budget was posted earlier today.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today wrote to the Alexander Acosta, Secretary of the Department of Labor, asking him to take action to improve labor conditions facing workers in the garment industry within the United States.