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NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s decision to allow the importation of fresh beef from Northern Argentina and 14 Brazilian states. DeLauro is a former Chairwoman, and current member, of the subcommittee responsible for funding USDA.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today talked about fireworks safety with campers from the Green Dragons Summer Camp in advance of this weekend’s Fourth of July holiday. Sparklers and fountains, which produce sparks when lit, are the only legal fireworks for private use in the State of Connecticut. Other fireworks are permissible with a permit.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today lauding the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges et. al.
Washington – Representatives Steve Israel (D-NY), Lee Zeldin (R - NY) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), members of the House Long Island Sound Caucus, announced today that they introduced bipartisan legislation, The Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, to protect and restore the Long Island Sound.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today on Bristol-Myers Squibb’s announcement they will close their Wallingford facility:
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today lauding the Supreme Court’s decision in the King v. Burwell case. DeLauro, a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act, is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the Department of Health and Human Services.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) made the below opening remarks at today’s House of Representatives Appropriations Committee markup of the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education bill. This marks the first time the full committee has considered the legislation in six years. The below remarks are as prepared for delivery:
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), joined by Connecticut Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz and advocates for infants and toddlers, today announced that the Safe Babies Court Team project is expanding from New Haven to Milford.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Val Dolcini, Administrator of the United States Farm Service Agency, today marked National Dairy Month with a tour of Greenbacker’s Brookfield Farm. While there, they also met with local dairy farmers and Connecticut advocates, and discussed the issues facing our state’s farmers.