http://delauro.house.gov/ Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro RSS Feeds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 en-us http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2690 2690 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today on the United States Senate’s health reform legislation, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which the Senate is moving forward with: “I am pleased that the Senate has introduced such a strong bill. Their legislation echoes the bill we passed in the House, and seeks to bring about the meaningful, comprehensive health insurance reform American families have been waiting for. I am also pleased... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2691 2691 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) voted today to avert a scheduled 21 percent fee reduction for physicians and replace the flawed Medicare physician payment system with a new approach to ensure fairness and stability in physician payments. H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009, will repeal the outdated Sustainable Growth Rate formula with a stable system that ends the cycle of threats of ever-larger fee cuts followed by short-term patches. Congres... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2687 2687 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the recommendations released by the U.S. Preventive Task Force. Republicans have taken the confusion and controversy surrounding the issue as an opportunity to criticize the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Congresswoman DeLauro said: “If we can cut through the Republicans’ political gamesmanship on this issue, the new breast cancer recommendations, as always, were an attempt to put... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2688 2688 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, D.C. - Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg and Baby Caucus co-chair Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), hosted a briefing today with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, to assist states with establishing comprehensive and coordinated systems for health care, education, and family support services for young children.  “The Baby Caucus has generated a lot of great buzz, and for very good reason,” said Rehberg, a member of the House Health and ... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2689 2689 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today voted to provide local firefighters with the tools and resources they need to prevent and fight fires, and keep our communities safe.  At a time when many towns and cities are facing budget shortfalls and cuts to basic services, the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act invests in vital firefighter assistance programs that allow local fire departments to provide training, purchase equipment and vehicles, and hire personnel. The bipartisan legi... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2685 2685 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, DC – Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) today will introduce emergency legislation that will guarantee paid sick days for those who are infected by the H1N1 virus. Last week, Dodd chaired, and Congresswoman DeLauro testified at, a hearing of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Children and Families in response to the H1N1 pandemic. “Families in Connecticut—and across the country—shouldn’t have to choose between staying ... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2686 2686 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an audit of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference’s (ISSC) risk management plan for Vibrio vulnificus (Vv). The audit would determine whether the risk management plan being used by the oyster industry, and promoted by the ISSC, is effective in reducing illnesses and death due to oysters contaminated with the Vv bacteria. On October 17, the Food and Drug A... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2684 2684 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today on the USDA’s report on Household Food Security in the United States, 2008, which showed 49 million Americans lack dependable access to adequate food. This is the highest number since the government began keeping records, and underscores the need for further action from Congress. Congresswoman DeLauro said: “The new hunger figures released today by the USDA are deeply disturbing, especially given that fo... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2682 2682 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) and Roger W. Boyd, Sr., 2nd Lieutenant U.S. Army/Air Corps (retired) and a resident of Orange, presented the Veteran’s History Project this morning to students at Amity Regional High School. Mr. Boyd is a WWII veteran who recently taped his personal narrative for submission in the Library of Congress, as part of the Veteran’s History Project. The project, which gathers oral histories from veterans, was authorized by Congress in 2000. "... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=2683 2683 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:31 Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today, in light of the recent E. coli outbreak involving ground beef, sent a letter to the USDA Office of the Inspector General (IG) calling for an investigation into the scientific merits and potential shortcoming of the N-60 testing protocol, which is a beef testing protocol promoted by the meat industry and relied upon by USDA. The N-60 testing protocol is used by most of the largest beef trim manufacturers to verify that product is free ...