http://delauro.house.gov/ Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro RSS Feeds. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 en-us http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3277 3277 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to the Obama Administration’s announcement on contraception coverage included in the Affordable Care Act. “The Affordable Care Act was a transformative law for all Americans, and particularly for women, ensuring access to quality, affordable health care. This policy preserves the necessary balance between wo... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3276 3276 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, called upon the Food and Drug Administration to improve food labeling requirements to ensure that sugars are listed in a more accurate way. Current food labeling standards require that each individual sugar included in a product is listed by its technical name, such as dextrose or maltose. These names may not be easily identified as sugar by the averag... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3275 3275 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee was joined by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Senior Democrat on the House Appropriates Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education and consumer health advocates on Wednesday to introduce the “Arsenic Prevention and Protection from Lead Exposure in Juice Act of 2012’’ or “APPLE Juice Act of 2012.” The bill will protect children from arsenic and lead in fruit juices. A Co... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3273 3273 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, called today for the FDA to move forward with the re-classification of tanning beds as medical devices to better inform the public about the potential health threats tanning beds pose. Currently, tanning beds are classified as Class I devices, which is the same class that band aids are included in. This is despite overwhelming evidence that tanning beds... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3274 3274 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks in support of the Paycheck Fairness Act on the floor of the House of Representatives today. Three years ago on January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, which was an important step towards rectifying continuing pay discrimination in America. The Paycheck Fairness Act, first introduced by De... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3272 3272 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee and member of the Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee, held a press conference today with economic experts and a former program participant on the economic importance of the Food Stamp Program, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Congresswoman DeLauro was joined by Elise Gould of the Economic Policy Ins... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3271 3271 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) held a press conference today to call for the passage of the Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act, legislation she introduced that would establish national standards for mortgage lenders and help to protect families struggling to avoid home foreclosure. The Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act will prevent foreclosures by ensuring that eligible borrowers have access to loan modifications and other alternatives to foreclosure. Too many fami... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3270 3270 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the new spending priorities and strategy outlined by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta: “While I support the Defense Department’s overall new strategy, I am concerned about some of the consequences that these decisions may have on jobs and the industrial base in Connecticut. In particular, I am concerned with the slow procurement process for the Joint Strike Fighter, a critical part of... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3266 3266 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) were joined by Stratford Mayor John Harkins today in announcing a new way forward for the Stratford Army Engine Plant site. Following a meeting last week, the Congresswoman DeLauro and the Connecticut Senators sent a letter to the Army and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) establishing the new process, which will include a 30 day period during which developers can s... http://delauro.house.gov/release.cfm?id=3267 3267 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:21:01 Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement regarding changes to the nutrition standards for school lunches. DeLauro is a long-time advocate of improving nutrition standards and a supporter of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which was signed into law in 2010. Approximately 32 million Americ...