Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today opposing legislation before the House of Representatives today that would defund Planned Parenthood.
DeLauro spoke against the bill on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday. Her remarks can be viewed here and below.
Effort to Better Inform Consumers Needed in Fight Against Childhood Obesity And Diabetes
WASHINGTON, DC--Congresswoman DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement on this morning’s announcement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that they will be extending the Claims Review deadline for Hurricane Sandy until October 15th. FEMA’s announcement comes on the heels of an announcement made earlier in the day by the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on updated Census Bureau numbers showing that the average woman working full time, year-round made just 79 cents for every dollar earned by a man last year. That is just a one cent increase from the previous figures.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today on the passing of Subway co-founder Fred DeLuca. Subway is based in Milford, Connecticut, part of DeLauro’s congressional district.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the news that three Connecticut health centers have received $2,053,285 to increase access to primary health care. The grants are part of $500 million awarded to over 1,000 health centers nationally by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The Connecticut awards are:
Calls On Congress to Reauthorize Export-Import Bank Immediately
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today after General Electric announced they are moving 500 U.S. jobs to Europe. In their announcement, GE cited the fact that the United States is “the only major economy in the world without an Export Bank.”
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today joined Southern Connecticut State University President Mary A. Papazian and Southern students to discuss the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and newly released Department of Education college scorecard.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today hailed a letter by 203 business school faculty members supporting paid family and medical leave.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Ahead of a public meeting on the issue, the Connecticut Congressional delegation has written to President Barack Obama asking him to designate the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts Area, off the coast of Cape Cod, as a National Marine Monument. Doing so would make it the first such monument in the Atlantic Ocean.