Rosa DeLauro: “Opponents of a paid sick days measure will claim it's too expensive for businesses. This view is penny-wise but…”

Circumventing Congress to divert money intended to help Americans who are exposed to HIV, influenza, tuberculosis, and other deadly diseases—and directing those funds to the Department of Defense—is beyond the pale.

Overdose deaths are on the decline in Connecticut, but addiction and mental health issues still affect the lives of countless individuals and families across the country.

This bill is a clear improvement over the House Republican continuing resolution.

Not only is freezing the money in this proposal illegal, but the administration has also clearly been unlawfully impounding funds all year just to get to this point.