115th Congress

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), released the following statement in response to Senator Marco Rubio’s newly released paid leave bill, which forces workers to pay for paid leave by borrowing against their future Social Security benefits. DeLauro is the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and author of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act (H.R.947).

Bill requires higher ed. institutions to provide complete and accurate information on loans

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member on the Appropriations subcommittee responsible for funding the Department of Labor and author of the Healthy Families Act, today released the following statement in opposition to the Workflex in the 21st Century Act, which is the focus of a hearing today in the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. The Republican bill would exempt companies from state and local paid leave requirements under certain circumstances.

Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today released the following statements after Bayer announced it would halt sales of Essure—a medical device that is supposed to be a permanent form of contraception.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s joint press conference with Vladimir Putin.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) today sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue regarding recent media reports that thousands of low-income people could lose access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits at farmers markets across the country.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement after her amendments on family reunification and mental health services passed by a voice vote and were included in the FY2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The first amendment directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit a plan to Congress to locate all of the children who were forcibly taken from their parents and to reunify them with their families. The second amendment increases funding for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network by $10 million—to nearly $64 million—to provide behavioral health services and counseling to the thousands of children who were subjected to President Trump’s cruel family separation policy.