Press Releases
East Hartford, CT – U.S. Representatives Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Chris Murphy (CT-5) joined with the International Association of Machinists to keep good-paying jobs in Connecticut. While the delegation fought to have the Defense Appropriations bill passed by the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) expressed her support for stop-gap funding for the “Cash for Clunkers” program by allowing the Administration to transfer up to $2 billion from the Department of Energy’s Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, which does not expect to award funding until late next year.
Washington, D.C. – With dairy farmers in Connecticut struggling to get by, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), chairwoman of the Agriculture - Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded the decision by the U.S.
Washington, DC – Today, the members of the Connecticut Delegation to the House of Representatives voted to preserve the jobs of the hard-working men and women of Pratt and Whitney who build the engines for the world’s most advanced military planes.
Washington, D.C. – As a long-time proponent of reforming the nation’s food safety system, Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), chairwoman of the Agriculture – Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee, spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Food Safety Enhancement Act (H.R. 2749).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement on a report in the journal Lancet Oncology by a special committee of the World Health Organization for Research on Cancer, which concluded that all types of ultraviolet light – whether UV-A or UV-B – used in tanning beds is as carcinogenic as asbestos, radium, arsenic and cigarettes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Chris Murphy (CT-5) and Jim Himes (CT-4) urged the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Rail Administration to prioritize funding for high speed New England passenger rail projects.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) announced over $13 million for three police departments in Connecticut to hire and rehire over 60 law enforcement officers through funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) Program.