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July 29, 2011

WASHINGTON, CT— Representatives Jim Himes (CT-4) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-4) this week called on Metro North to perform an official investigation into the events of Friday, July 15 when trains became inoperable during the afternoon commute and passengers were left stranded on sweltering trains with little information and no safe exit.

July 29, 2011

Washington, DC—Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives today about the debt ceiling.

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July 27, 2011

Washington, DC— Congresswoman RosaDeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, andHuman Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the followingstatement today in response to the recall of all Papayas imported fromMexico by Agromod Produce, Inc. of McAllen, Texas due to potentialSalmonella contamination.

July 27, 2011

Washington, DC— Today, over 40 Members of the House led by Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Sander Levin (D-MI) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), introduced the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, which would curb abuses of the international tax laws that cost taxpayers nearly $100 billion a year. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) recently introduced the same legislation in the Senate.

July 21, 2011

Fights Republican efforts to undercut Consumer Finance Protection Agency

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives today during the debate of H.R.

July 19, 2011

Cut, Cap, and Balance Act will destroy job growth, opportunities for middle class

Washington, DC—Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives today during the debate on the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act.

July 19, 2011

Washington, DC— Representatives RosaDeLauro (CT-3) and Lois Capps (CA-23) applauded a new report released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) advocating that contraception services, supplies education and counseling be included in the comprehensivepreventive care guidelines under the Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act (ACA).

July 15, 2011

Washington, DC— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Chris Murphy (CT-5) announced a $160,866 Housing and Urban Development- Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) award to the Waterbury Housing Association today.

July 14, 2011

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives today during the debate on the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.

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July 14, 2011

Washington, DC—Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement by Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) that it will begin testing for an additional six strains of E. coli currently not required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.