Category: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

Bureaucrats Warn of Dire Consequences If Republicans Pursue Budget at 2022 Spending Levels

Bureaucrats leading various government agencies are raising concerns about the potential impact of steep expenditure cuts included in a Republican-backed budget proposal. Nearly 20 agencies, including the Departments of State, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, Education, as well as the Social Security Administration, and several others, have written letters in recent weeks warning of consequences of returning to 2022 spending…


Democrats Unveil Family and Medical Leave Legislative Package

House and Senate Democrats gathered on Feb. 1 to unveil a family and medical leave legislative package that would establish paid family and medical leave and modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) led the bicameral group, saying during the press conference that “family and medical leave has transformed our…


House Passes 2 Bills Addressing Nationwide Baby Formula Shortages

The House passed two emergency spending bills on Wednesday addressing critical nationwide baby formula shortages. The main legislation—HR 7790 Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act— seeks to provide the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) $28 million in “salaries and expenses” for resolving current and future shortages of baby formula. HR 7790 will also seek to prevent fraudulent…