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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for finalizing their long awaited guidance to industry on menu labeling. The FDA will now begin enforcing the menu labeling final rule in early May 2017 and ensure that consumers have adequate nutritional information when eating outside of the home.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced locations in Connecticut’s Third Congressional District for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. This initiative aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation released the following statement after the House Homeland Security Committee voted yesterday in favor of legislation to delay any sale of Plum Island by requiring an additional comprehensive federal review of alternative management and use of the island:

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement demanding that Dole answer for continuing to distribute contaminated salads to store shelves for more than a year and a half after knowing a plant had a Listeria contamination.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to a resolution that blocked the implementation of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement congratulating Captain Kristen Griest on becoming the U.S. military’s first female infantry officer. Griest is a native of Orange, Connecticut, which is located in Connecticut’s Third Congressional District.

Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), and Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agreed to conduct legally required Title IX compliance reviews to ensure the universities it funds are addressing gender based discrimination within their research programs.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement congratulating Jahana Hayes of Waterbury, Connecticut for being named the 2016 National Teacher of the Year.