{"id":2473289,"date":"2025-08-11T11:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosa-delauro-82-is-hospitalized-and-will-undergo-surgery\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:49:29","slug":"rosa-delauro-82-is-hospitalized-and-will-undergo-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosa-delauro-82-is-hospitalized-and-will-undergo-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosa DeLauro, 82, is hospitalized and will undergo surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frosa-delauro-82-is-hospitalized-and-will-undergo-surgery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473289&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rosa DeLauro, the Democratic ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee from Connecticut, has been hospitalized and is scheduled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-saves-dog-from-mountain-lion-attack-in-colo\/\" title=\"Man saves dog from mountain lion attack in Colo.\">undergo surgery<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-in-10-people-will-experience-this-common-health-problem\/\" title=\"This common health problem will affect 8 in 10 people\">spinal stenosis<\/a> at griffin Hospital in her home state. The surgery will be performed by neurosurgeon Dr. Judith L. Gorelick and is described as a common treatment for this condition, which involves narrowing spaces in the spine that put pressure on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-life-jurassic-park-elon-musk-could-make-it-happen-according-to-business-partner\/\" title=\"Real-Life Jurassic Park? Elon Musk Could Make It Happen, According To Business Partner\">spinal cord<\/a> and nerves. Following the operation, DeLauro will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-and-struggles-to-speak-in-second-incident-this-summer\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell stumbles in speech for second time this summer.\">undergo physical therapy<\/a> and plans to return to Washington, D.C., once Congress reconvenes after its six-week district work period. At 82 years old, DeLauro is one of the most senior Democrats in the House and has served since 1990.Despite her plans to seek another term,she faces a primary challenge questioning whether older Democratic leaders are ready to &#8220;pass the torch.&#8221; Her surgery comes amid a year in which three older House Democrats have passed away,affecting the slim Republican majority in the House.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rosa DeLauro hospitalized, will undergo surgery for spinal stenosis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2201414\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appropriations-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Appropriations<\/a> ranking member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rosa-delauro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rosa DeLauro<\/a> (D-CT) is set to undergo surgery on Monday to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >treat spinal stenosis<\/a> at Griffin Hospital in her home state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Connecticut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Connecticut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neurosurgeon Dr. Judith L. Gorelick will perform the surgery, which she describes as &ldquo;a common treatment for a common occurrence.&rdquo; DeLauro will undergo physical therapy following the surgery but will return to D.C. when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/CONGRESS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> returns from its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Congressional-recess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">six-week district work period<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3495903\/greene-calls-mark-levin-raging-psychopath-after-claims-she-abandoned-district\/\">Greene calls Mark Levin a &#8216;raging psychopath&#8217; after he claims she &#8216;abandoned&#8217; district<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3495771\/tony-gonzales-demonizing-ice-agents-1000-percent-increase-attacks\/\">Texas Republican warns against &#8216;demonizing&#8217; ICE agents, claiming &#8216;1,000% increase&#8217; in attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3495711\/matt-gaetz-aipac-dude-hotel-room-congressional-trip-israel\/\">Matt Gaetz claims he found AIPAC &#8216;dude&#8217; in hotel room on congressional trip to Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to the National Institute of Health, &ldquo;Spinal stenosis happens when the spaces in the spine narrow and create pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots.&rdquo; There are many causes of spinal stenosis, but the chances increase with age.<\/p>\n<p>Elected in 1990, the 82-year-old congresswoman is the highest Democrat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. The Connecticut Democrat is one of the most senior Democrats in the House.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3493964\/august-recess-weddings-congress-bresnahan-strub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WEDDING BELLS RING FOR ROB BRESNAHAN AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS OVER AUGUST RECESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While DeLauro plans to seek another term, she has been met with a primary challenger from Damjan DeNoble, who targets her age, saying, &ldquo;our old Democratic leaders won&rsquo;t pass the torch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DeLauro&rsquo;s surgery comes after three older House Democrats have died this year, giving House Republicans more room for error as they hold a slim majority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2201414\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2201414\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosa DeLauro hospitalized, to have spinal stenosis surgery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2473290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/7d020cb5015e863d3a5b1a52612e9850-1024x770.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4964,50426,5894,51944,8003],"class_list":["post-2473289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-health","tag-hospitalization-2","tag-politics","tag-rosa-delauro","tag-surgery"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/7d020cb5015e863d3a5b1a52612e9850-1024x770.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473289"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473293,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473289\/revisions\/2473293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}