Press Releases
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recently released report on foodborne disease in 2009.
The report examined trends and cases in foodborne disease in 2009, and found that while the Healthy People 2010 (a national framework for achieving health objectives) was met, more vigilance is needed. While some types of foodborne disease were seen less in 2009, others – like Campylobacter and Vibrio – increased.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today praising the passage legislation that will extend unemployment and health insurance benefits to Americans workers who have lost their jobs.
Washington, DC- Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) today visited the Grand Apizza restaurant in New Haven to celebrate the passage of the historic health care reform legislation and to discuss the benefits for small businesses and middle class Americans.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today released the following statement in response to the report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services on food facility inspections carried out by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement today praising the announcement of $7.3 million in federal funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to reconstruct Quinnipiac Ave from Fulton to Clifton Streets:
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) today praised a Recovery Act award in the amount of $400,000 to the State of Connecticut's Department of Social Services to provide assistance to older adults with chronic diseases.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) announced today that the Tweed-New Haven Airport will be receiving a federal grant in the amount of $3,671,818. The funds will be used to repair and improve one of the airport's runways, making it safer, more efficient, and easier for air traffic to fly in and out of Tweed.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) held a press conference today to discuss the menu labeling provision included in the health reform legislation signed into law by President Obama last week.
Washington, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement today in response to the Marlin plant in North Haven notifying their employees of their intent to close the facility in 15 months. Marlin, which is owned by Remington Firearms, has been at its current location since 1870.
(As Entered into the Record on March 25, 2010)