Rosa L. DeLauroRosa L. DeLauro

In 2019, she played a critical role in breaking through a gun lobby blockade to secure the first federal funding for gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health in more than two decades—and she’s determined to make sure that this critical funding is sustained.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro has been a supporter of the U.S.-Israel alliance during her more than three decades representing New Haven. As the top Democrat on the powerful Appropriations Committee, DeLauro has helped get critical funding for Israel through her committee for many years.