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April 17, 2012
Calls for Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act


Washington, DC – On Equal Pay Day, a day which symbolizes how far into 2012 women must work in order to make what their male counterparts made in 2011, Congresswoman DeLauro issued the following statement.

April 12, 2012

Washington, DC— Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to the Food Safety Inspection Services announcement of the recall of over 2000 pounds of mechanically tenderized and ground beef products with possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

April 11, 2012
DeLauro Decries Governor Walker's Overturning Of Wisconsin Equal Pay Law


Washington, DC –Congresswoman DeLauro issued the following statement in response to Governor Walker's action overturning the Wisconsin equal pay law.

April 11, 2012

New Haven, CT - Today, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with town officials and representatives of concerned citizens groups to discuss the Agency's report on the proposed use of thermochemical conversion in the remediation plans for the remaining contamination associated with the Raymark Superfund site. Congresswoman Rosa L.

April 10, 2012

New Haven, CT - Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to Education Secretary Duncan's announcement that $133 million of this year's Race to the Top funds will be used to provide Early Learning Challenge grants to five states.

April 9, 2012

New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the recent decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to award a $2.9 million Public Assistance grant to the Town of Milford. The funds will be used to repair the stone revetment protecting the Trumbull Ave.

April 9, 2012
New USDA Report Finds Food Stamps Key to Reducing the Severity of Poverty, Particularly Among Children

April 9, 2012

Washington, DC— Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Vilsack to label mechanically tenderized beef products to better protect the public from foodborne illness.

April 5, 2012

New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) led a panel discussion this morning at Quinnipiac University on the challenges women face in achieving economic security in America today.

April 4, 2012

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, today presided over a special hearing on the question of curbing rampant oil speculation.