Press Releases
Report Sheds Light on GOP Funding Bill That Will Never Get Full Airing
Would Improve Air Quality, Public Health
WASHINGTON, DC—Connecticut Representatives Rosa DeLauro and John Larson introduced legislation today to reduce the levels of sulfur in heating oil. Home heating oil, used by nearly 7.5 million households (and nearly 50 percent of Connecticut households), is remarkably similar to diesel fuel, with one exception—the higher concentration of sulfur in home heating oil, as much as 130 times higher. Lowering those sulfur levels will cut down on harmful emissions in the air, benefitting public health.
Meat Shipped to Connecticut, At Least 6 Other States, No CT Illnesses Reported
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) issued the following statement today regarding Cargill’s recall of fresh ground beef after a foodborne illness outbreak associated with salmonella sickened over 30 people.
Tries to Hide Their Attempts to Cut Education, Health Care from Public
Tours Stevens Manufacturing Company in Milford, Talks with Employees
Action Needed to Preserve Industry and the Long Island Sound
CFPB/Education Department Report Shows Increased Debt
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)/ Department of Education report showing risky practices and increased debt in the private student loan market. The CFPB estimated that outstanding student loan debt in the United States topped $1 trillion last year.
Successful Public-Private Partnership Has Raised Awareness
Rosoboronexport Providing Weapons to Syria, Complicit in Brutal Crackdown
DeLauro Amendment Defeated in Committee
WASHINGTON, DC—Republicans in the House of Representatives today continued their assault on the moral imperative of ensuring all Americans have access to quality, affordable, transparent health care. The funding bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services and Labor departments that was approved today by the House of Representatives subcommittee responsible for funding those agencies was little more than yet another vote to defund the Affordable Care Act (ACA).