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The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today applauded over $4.25 million in U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild grants to help young people reach key educational and career milestones.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today wrote to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor to call on the Administration to continue its regional and local emphasis program on worker safety in the poultry and meat industries.

The Connecticut Congressional Delegation released the following statement after Lockheed Martin announced they would build nearly 200 new CH-53K King Stallion helicopters at Sikorsky in Stratford.

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce dangerous air pollution from the Brunner Island coal plant in Pennsylvania. The Brunner Island coal plant is the largest facility in the Northeast that lacks effective pollution controls for nitrogen oxides.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today commended President Obama for naming the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts as the nation’s first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean.

Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), John Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) announced $339,612 in Museums for America grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today wrote to President Obama urging him to sign the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which was recently passed by both the House of Representatives and Senate. The White House has indicated that the President plans to veto the legislation, despite an outpouring of support from Members of Congress and the families of September 11th victims.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today wrote to the U.S. Department of Labor, urging the agency to open an investigation into Chipotle Mexican Grill for recent allegations that the corporation has engaged in wage theft against its employees.