Press Releases

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the recommendations released by the U.S. Preventive Task Force. Republicans have taken the confusion and controversy surrounding the issue as an opportunity to criticize the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Congresswoman DeLauro said:

Audit Would Determine Effectiveness of ISSC Risk Management Plan in Reducing Deaths Due to Raw Oysters Contaminated with Vibrio Vulnificus

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an audit of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference's (ISSC) risk management plan for Vibrio vulnificus (Vv).

Bill Will Guarantee Up to Seven Days of Paid Sick Leave for Workers Infected By the H1N1 Virus

Washington, DC – Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) today will introduce emergency legislation that will guarantee paid sick days for those who are infected by the H1N1 virus. Last week, Sen. Dodd chaired, and Congresswoman DeLauro testified at, a hearing of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Children and Families in response to the H1N1 pandemic.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today on the USDA's report on Household Food Security in the United States, 2008, which showed 49 million Americans lack dependable access to adequate food. This is the highest number since the government began keeping records, and underscores the need for further action from Congress. Congresswoman DeLauro said:

Asks IG to investigate scientific merits and potential shortcomings of industry testing method adopted by FSIS

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today, in light of the recent E. coli outbreak involving ground beef, sent a letter to the USDA Office of the Inspector General (IG) calling for an investigation into the scientific merits and potential shortcoming of the N-60 testing protocol, which is a beef testing protocol promoted by the meat industry and relied upon by USDA.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) and Roger W. Boyd, Sr., 2nd Lieutenant U.S. Army/Air Corps (retired) and a resident of Orange, presented the Veteran's History Project this morning to students at Amity Regional High School. Mr. Boyd is a WWII veteran who recently taped his personal narrative for submission in the Library of Congress, as part of the Veteran's History Project. The project, which gathers oral histories from veterans, was authorized by Congress in 2000.

New guidance document suggests FDA would outsource decisions regarding the effectiveness of previously-approved antibiotics

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today sent a letter to Commissioner Margaret Hamburg of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the FDA to suspend the process that would outsource decisions regarding the effectiveness of previously-approved antibiotics to a ‘standards setting' organization.

DeLauro Crafting Emergency Legislation with Sen. Chris Dodd

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today appeared before the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families and urged Congress to pass legislation providing for paid sick days for all American workers in the very near future.