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June 1, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s draft, voluntary guidance to industry that will help food manufacturers and restaurants meet short- and long-term sodium targets for a number of foods.
May 26, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today commends the United States Senate for passing S. Res. 462, a Resolution urging the United States Soccer Federation to eliminate gender pay inequity, and calls on the House of Representatives to pass its companion immediately.
May 26, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today spoke on the House floor regarding the urgent need for Congress to pass the Administration’s $1.9 billion request to respond to the Zika virus. DeLauro noted that one third of that request, which is what House Republicans have proposed, is not adequate.
May 25, 2016
Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding a new U.S. Government Accountability Office report on the occupational hazards faced by workers in the poultry and meatpacking industries.
May 25, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), along with the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement regarding the release of Ukrainian Member of Parliament and Fighter Pilot Nadiya Savchenko.
May 24, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today supported an amendment to the FY 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill. The amendment was offered by Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17) and would provide the President’s full $1.9 billion request to respond to the Zika virus.
May 24, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today joined Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley (NY-14), and Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28) to call on House Republicans to fully fund the Administration’s request on the Zika virus.
May 23, 2016
Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter, along with nine Massachusetts delegation members, to the U.S. Department of Commerce asking for changes to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), which sets fishing quotas for many fish species caught by New England fishermen.
May 23, 2016
Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today visited the West Haven Child Development Center to call on Congress to enact the Young Child Tax Credit Act. DeLauro recently introduced the bill, which would provide families with an additional $1,500 refundable tax credit for each child under the age of 3 years old.
May 20, 2016
On the eve of his visit to Vietnam, Representatives Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) today urged President Obama to meet with dissidents, civil society organizations, and labor unions to see firsthand why its inclusion in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is bad for American workers.