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May 17, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s final overtime rule, which will raise the overtime pay threshold for workers from $23,660 to $47,476 a year, and from $455 to $913 a week.
May 17, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) recently introduced H.R. 5232, The Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act, to end the federal tax subsidy for unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Senate companion to this legislation today.
May 17, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today joined Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17) and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) to offer an amendment to the FY2017 Defense Bill. The amendment would provide the Administration’s $1.9 billion emergency supplemental funding request to respond the Zika virus.
May 17, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today led Members of Congress in standing with Colombia’s trade unions and calling on the Administration to fully enforce the Colombia Free Trade Agreement and protect unionists abroad.
May 17, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) last night held a screening of the new Sundance documentary A Hug from Paul Ryan. Following the screening, advocates from Witnesses to Hunger and the Center for Hunger-Free Communities joined her to call on Congress to protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and America’s social safety net.
May 16, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the Zika Response Appropriations Act, which would provide $662 million to respond to the Zika virus.
May 16, 2016
Congresswomen Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today introduced the Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act, which would provide a $5,000 tax credit to help homeowners rehab properties to reduce or remove threats of contamination from lead, radon, and asbestos.
May 16, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) led a group of 111 Members of the Congress in calling on House leaders to strengthen nutrition programs in the child nutrition reauthorization—the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016.
May 14, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today visited Gateway Community College to announce the winner of the 2016 Congressional Arts Competition and meet the 44 students from Connecticut’s Third Congressional District who participated in this year’s competition.
May 14, 2016
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today visited North Haven High School to congratulate local elementary school students who have completed the Rosa’s Readers program. Established by DeLauro in 2000, the program encourages interest in reading outside of the classroom and helps students develop a lifelong love of reading and learning.