Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) issued the following statement on the on-going salmonella outbreak that the Food and Drug Administration recently tied to peanut butter and peanut paste from a Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Georgia. While the facility does not sell directly to consumers, it does supply peanut butter to institutions, such as schools, hospitals universities and health care facilities, as well as supplies peanut paste to companies, and other manufacturers for a variety of products, including cookies, crackers, and ice cream.

Recommends considering alternative structures for oversight of food safety

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) issued the following statement on a new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which continues to include federal oversight of food safety as "high risk" to the economy and public health and safety. The GAO has conducted the high risk series since 1990.

Washington, DC – On the 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) and Rachel Laser, Culture Program Director at the Third Way, applauded President Barack Obama's focus on moving beyond the divisiveness of abortion to find common ground and reduce the need for abortion.

Senate takes important 1st step to restore fair pay laws, help close wage gap

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) praised the bipartisan Senate passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) as an important first step in the effort to begin to close the wage gap between men and women. The legislation restores the law as it was prior to the Supreme Court's decision by clarifying that each paycheck resulting from a discriminatory pay decision would constitute a new violation of employment nondiscrimination law.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) announced that the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board in Waterbury will receive a $200,000 federal grant through the Environmental Protection Agency to teach environmental job skills to individuals near brownfield sites. Nationwide, more than 4,000 people have completed training programs, with more than 3,000 obtaining employment in the environmental fields, earning an average wage of $13.84 per hour.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) issued the following statement on the report issued by the Government Accountability Office: "FDA Should Take Steps to Ensure that High Risk Device Types are Approved Through the Most Stringent Premarket Review Process," which found that the agency approved higher-risk medical devices using a process intended for low-risk products.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) praised the State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization bill (H.R. 2), which would reauthorize the popular program for the next four and a half years, through 2013. The bipartisan bill would provide health coverage for 11 million children – preserving coverage for the 7 million children currently covered by the State Children's Health Insurance Program and extending coverage to 4 million uninsured children who are currently eligible for, but not enrolled in, SCHIP and Medicaid.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) issued the following statement on her vote in support of House Resolution 34 recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States' strong support for Israel, and supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.