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July 21, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen rules keeping e-tobacco products away from children.

July 18, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and George Miller (D-CA) today led a group of 28 Members of Congress calling on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a revised poultry slaughter rule, open a new public comment period on the rule and solicit public comments on the revision.

July 17, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it would

July 16, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today applauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s proposed rule that would require raw ground beef makers to keep records on where that beef comes from.

July 16, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today applauding Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s stand against corporate tax dodgers. Last night Lew urged Congress to end mergers in which a company incorporated in America buys a foreign company and moves their operations abroad to avoid paying taxes, commonly called inversions.

July 16, 2014

Hartford, CT – The Connecticut Congressional delegation today announced a $1.2 million federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Recruitment and Retention grant for the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association to help recruit and retain local volunteer firefighters.

July 15, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) today continued to their quest to ensure the federal government no longer awards contracts to corporate tax dodgers.

July 15, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation asked the United States Postal Service (USPS) for a full assessment of its consolidation plan’s impact on employees in Connecticut.

July 14, 2014

(Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Congressional delegation today announced a $488,750 federal grant for the State Fire Training Academy to purchase a pumper truck to replace an outdated twenty year-old apparatus.