Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), chairwoman of the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following opening statement during a subcommittee hearing at which FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg testified.
Below is the text of DeLauro's opening statement (as prepared for delivery).
The hearing is called to order.
Washington, DC- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement in response to Northrop Grumman's announcement that they will not submit a bid to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force:
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement in response to the report issued today by the Center for American Progress, Our Working Nation: How Working Women are Reshaping America's Families and Economy and What it Means for Policymakers:
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today praised the award of $7,000,000 in federal stimulus funds to Connecticut to upgrade 37 buses from conventional fuel systems to energy- efficient hybrids.
Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this Transit Investments for Green Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant will enable the Connecticut Department of Transportation to save approximately 25,000 gallons of fuel over the lifetime of each bus, and will drastically reduce emissions.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the recall announced by the FDA of hydrolyzed vegetable protein, an ingredient commonly used in processed food:
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) joined with 21 of her Congressional colleagues today to introduce the Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010. This legislation will establish a process to review health insurance companies' proposed premium rate increases and would protect consumers against increases deemed to be unfair.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the Race to the Top funding finalists announced today:
(As Prepared for Delivery)
The hearing is called to order. I want to welcome Ranking Member Kingston, our fellow Members of the Committee, and our distinguished guests today to this, our second hearing of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee this year.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to President Obama's remarks urging the passage of health care reform:
"I applaud the President's remarks today on moving forward with health care reform, and especially his sense of urgency. The plan he laid out today encompasses the best of both the Democrats' and Republicans' ideas: protecting patients and consumers, holding insurance companies accountable, and reducing costs for those who have insurance while making coverage more affordable for people currently without it.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) visited the New Haven Family Support Center (FSC) and Youth Center for Assessment Respite and Enrichment (CARE) today to call attention to the need to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.