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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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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.

Introduce legislation to prevent discrimination against unemployed workers

New Haven, CT— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Hank Johnson (GA-4) introduced the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 today, which would prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against unemployed job-seekers by refusing to consider them for employment.

New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Wallingford Mayor William Dickinson, representatives from theU.S. Department of Commerce, and the leaders of I2S, a Wallingford-based manufacturer, announced a $23 million dollar export deal today.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released the eighth annual F as in Fat report.

Defense Appropriations bill also includes Sikorsky and Pratt contracts

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, voted in support of the final passage of the FY 2012 Defense Appropriations Bill today, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 336- 87.

Congresswoman DeLauro praised the inclusion of funding for programs that maintain and create jobs in the third Congressional District, and released the following statement:

Re-introduces work-share legislation to help struggling companies reduce hours instead of their workforce

Washington, DC—Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced the Layoff Prevention Act of 2011 today.

(New Haven, CT) – Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro today joined representatives of the New Haven Manufacturing Alliance at Buchanan Marine in New Haven. Blumenthal and DeLauro took a tour of the facility and discussed the Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act that they have introduced to the United States Congress.

The Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act will enable manufacturers to invest new capital into equipment, facilities, and job training that will make them more competitive and enable them to grow.