Rosa DeLauro
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
Connecticut - District 3
Current Position: US House Representative CT-3
Running For: House Representative - District 3
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For expanding the Child Tax Credit and making it permanent as a middle-class tax cut
- Against cuts to Social Security, raising the retirement age, or privatizing Medicare; has voted against every attempt to do so
- Against tax cuts for billionaires; supports requiring wealthy individuals and corporations to pay higher taxes
- For the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and federal investment in roads, transit, water systems, and climate resilience
- For affordable housing; supports increased federal investment in affordable housing construction, introduced the Eviction Prevention Act to provide legal counsel for low-income renters facing eviction, and opposes predatory lending practices
Business & Labor
- For union rights and workers' right to collective bargaining
- For pay equity legislation; authored the Paycheck Fairness Act to close the gender pay gap
- For national paid family leave and federally subsidized child care
Health Care
- For allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices and capping insulin costs at $35/month for seniors, as enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act
- For strengthening the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid
- For the PACT Act expanding healthcare and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances like burn pits; supports VA funding and opposes cuts to veteran healthcare and benefits
Education
- For increased federal funding for public education, including Title I grants and funding for students with disabilities
Environment
- For climate action; supports the Inflation Reduction Act, offshore wind energy investment, clean electric school buses, home weatherization, and transitioning to a clean energy economy with union jobs
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights; supports codifying Roe v. Wade protections into federal law and protecting access to the full range of reproductive healthcare
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For stronger border security while opposing Trump administration immigration enforcement targeting individuals following legal immigration processes; supports managing immigration in a way that upholds constitutional rights
Public Safety
- Against gun violence; supports keeping 'weapons of war' off streets, authored Ethan's Law establishing federal safe gun storage requirements, and secured $25 million for federal gun violence research