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Rosa DeLauro

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Rosa Luisa DeLauro is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a prominent advocate for various issues, including healthcare, education, and women's rights. Throughout her tenure, DeLauro has focused on policies aimed at supporting lower-income households and has been vocal about the impacts of government spending reductions on essential services.

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Jul 23, 2019

I am pleased to know that we can get it and it can be shared with every member.

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Jul 23, 2019

What we wanted was the protections for these children and a discharge plan, and those two pieces are what we still want.

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Jul 23, 2019

Most chillingly, the administration introduced new bureaucratic delays and onerous fingerprinting requirements on sponsors.

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Jul 23, 2019

I commit to keep working with you to hold this administration accountable.

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Jul 23, 2019

the cost of their treatment often is prohibitive to the recovery or the cure or the treatment of an individual.

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Jul 23, 2019

We cannot allow people's personal theology or beliefs to direct where our scientific discovery and those dollars go.

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Jul 23, 2019

I'd very much like to get that report, if we can. Thank you.

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Jul 23, 2019

What are we doing about the services that we provide for post-release, you know, for these kids or for their families?

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Jul 23, 2019

I think we all want to see the recommendations as strong as possible that they translate into real action by the FDA.

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Jul 23, 2019

That was at the base of that policy.

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Jul 23, 2019

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security initiated a Memorandum of Agreement using children as bait and scaring sponsors from coming forward.

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Jul 23, 2019

Despite the President's heartless and misinformed efforts to gut the NIH, we have responded resoundingly.

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Jul 23, 2019

The guiding principle of U.S. and international law concerning these children must be the best interest of the child.

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Jul 23, 2019

I respect the testimony that I have heard that you have provided in previous hearings and the warnings that you gave to HHS officials about the traumatic impacts of family separation and the effect on children.

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Jul 23, 2019

The term 'unaccompanied minors' is seemingly meant to give the impression that these children come to the border by themselves.

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Jul 23, 2019

Let me just say one point. The FDA at the moment has the authority. They have refused, both in the last administration and this administration, not to exercise that authority for a premarket review, which would make a determination as to…

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Jul 23, 2019

I just think that there are opportunities to have bipartisan conversations because I would tell you we operate in 39 states...

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Jul 23, 2019

I think it is obvious to everyone here that there are significant disagreements between the President and the House majority on matters pertaining to immigration policy.

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Jul 23, 2019

We need more education. We need more social media for kids and parents and doctors and everyone.

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Jul 23, 2019

HHS does not separate children from their parents and has not done so in the past.

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Jul 23, 2019

You can be sure that we will address that issue and that there will be legislation as quickly as possible.

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Jul 23, 2019

My hope is that, and just in terms of summarizing, Secretary Johnson, you support terminating the MOA.

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Jul 23, 2019

Of course we need comprehensive immigration reform, but in terms of the policies we have in place, they are responsive even to the climate that we're dealing with right now.

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Jul 23, 2019

We just cannot turn our back on them.

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Jul 23, 2019

That sets a tone. It sets a tone, and I think it's incumbent upon us to reverse that tone.

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