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Today, U.S.

U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to hold Boar’s Head Provisions Company, Inc. (Boar’s Head) accountable for the Listeria outbreak linked to liverwurst deli meat produced at their Jarratt, Virginia plant.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Toxic Free Food Act, legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to close the ‘General Recognized as Safe’ (GRAS) loophole and make chemical food additives subject to FDA approval and oversight.

Today, Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy released a poverty reduction analysis of DeLauro’s American Family Act of 2023 following news from the U.S. Census Bureau that the child poverty rate had risen 1.3 percentage points to 13.7 percent in 2023.

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Today, U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released a statement in response to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau that shows that child poverty rate remains high following a lapse in extension for the expanded, monthly Child Tax Credit.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration finalizing its Mammography Quality Standards Act rule which requires healthcare providers to notify women when they have dense breasts and of the additional screenings that may be necessary to detect breast cancer.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro released a statement in response to a shooting at Georgia’s Apalachee high school.