Rosa DeLauro

Rep. DeLauro, a Democrat, represents Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District and is chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee and author of the American Family Act, legislation to permanently expand and improve the Child Tax Credit.

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Fight Against Child Poverty Takes A Big Step

I am the first-generation daughter of Italian immigrants. My mother worked behind a sewing machine in the sweatshops of New Haven, Connecticut. My dad sold insurance. Both my parents made the work of their lives...

By Rosa DeLauro
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