Press Releases
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the announcement that an agreement has been reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). She will hold a press call with other Members of Congress today, October 5 at 11:15 a.m. to discuss their opposition to the deal. Reporters can join the call at: 800-875-3456 (US), 800-648-0973 (Canada), 302-607-2001 (other international), with passcode OTTE18828.
More Than 250 Connecticut First-Graders Participated in Last Year’s Session
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today kicked off her annual youth reading program, Rosa’s Readers, at New Haven’s Worthington Hooker Elementary School. Last year more than 250 Connecticut first graders participated in the program, which requires students to read 20 or more books with their parents, siblings, relatives and teachers, over the next three months. Successful students will receive a special Certificate of Achievement.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today following the announcement that Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Sharon M. Palmer will be retiring from the agency at the end of this year:
Century-Old Milford Business Carrying On Connecticut Tradition
NEW HAVEN, CT--Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today joined representatives of Bead Industries to celebrate National Manufacturing Day. Bead Industries, which has been in business for over 100 years, develops and makes products used in everything from electronics to home decoration to boat building.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on news that Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators agreed to give eight years of monopoly protection to life-saving drugs:
“As negotiations continue in Atlanta, the monopoly for Big Pharma is one of the few outstanding issues to be officially settled. Unfortunately, reports have emerged that United States Trade Representative Froman has agreed to give at least an eight year exclusivity guarantee on life-saving medicines.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on news that Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiators agreed to a 45 percent rules of origin standard for vehicles manufactured in TPP nations.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today after the Department of Defense announced concerns with mergers and acquisitions between prime contractors, such as Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky. DeLauro represents Sikorsky’s home of Stratford.
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) along with Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) announced over $100,000 in federal funds has been awarded to the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation in Bloomfield, CT to place service dogs with wounded veterans. This award from the U.S. Department of Defense will go towards the training of two German Shepherds to be placed with visually impaired veterans in the next 12 months.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the announcement that Worthington Hooker School in New Haven was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive the distinguished Blue Ribbon Award. Worthington Hooker School is one of 335 schools across the nation to be presented with the award this year. They are one of only four in Connecticut.
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Barbara Lee today asked the State Department Inspector General (IG) for an investigation into Malaysia’s upgrade in the latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Malaysia was upgraded to the Tier 2 Watch List from Tier 3 in the TIP Report, although the country has failed to make substantive improvements in combating trafficking.