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January 13, 2011

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today praising the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new rule, which will raise the nutritional standards for school meals. The rule is part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which Congresswoman DeLauro supported and was signed into law by President Obama on December 13, 2010.

January 10, 2011

New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in reaction to the passing of Ashley Turton, who served in her office as Press Secretary, and later as Chief of Staff, from 2000-2007.

January 10, 2011

Speaks to local seniors about benefits of bill, dangers of repeal

New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) visited the Milford Senior Center today and spoke about the benefits the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act includes for Americans, particularly seniors. The Congresswoman also addressed Republican efforts to repeal the new health care law.

January 8, 2011

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement today in response to reports Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others were shot in Arizona today.

January 5, 2011

Reintroduces bipartisan legislation to help businesses prosper, create jobs, and boost our economy

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) introduced the bipartisan Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act today, a bill that would provide America’s manufacturing businesses with greater opportunities to grow and compete in today’s global economy.

January 5, 2011

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) reintroduced the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act today, the first day of the 112th Congress.

January 4, 2011

Landmark legislation protecting American consumers at risk

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement upon President Obama signing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act into law today.

December 29, 2010
UConn was not selected to receive critical funding


Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in reaction to the announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services that the University of Connecticut was not selected to receive a Infrastructure to Expand Access to Care (IEAC) program grant.

December 29, 2010

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)'s announcement of a new rule requiring nutritional labeling for the 40 most popular cuts of meat and poultry products.

December 21, 2010

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today celebrating the final passage of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. First introduced by Congresswoman DeLauro in 2008, this legislation will modernize and strengthen our current food safety system.