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Legislation Supports Connecticut Jobs and Businesses
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today applauding passage of the revised National Defense Authorization Act. Unlike the previous version of the bill, which DeLauro opposed, the legislation passed today complies with the recently-enacted budget agreement.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today in support of legislation before the House of Representatives that would reauthorize our surface transportation programs as well as the Export-Import Bank:
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the release of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) text. She will hold a press conference with other Members of Congress at noon at the House Triangle to discuss the deal.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today applauding the news that China’s commerce ministry has approved Lockheed Martin’s $9 billion purchase of Sikorsky. This was the last approval needed for the sale to be completed. DeLauro represents Sikorsky’s home of Stratford.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today in regard to recent violence in Israel and the West Bank:
“I am deeply concerned and troubled by the recent escalation in violence in Israel and the West Bank. I pray for the victims and their families.
“I have long been a strong supporter of Israel’s right to defend itself against acts of terrorism. Nobody should live in fear of threat to their life or wellbeing or of the safety of their families.
DeLauro Calls for Immediate Senate Action
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today called on the United States Senate to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. The bipartisan Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act passed the House of Representatives last week with DeLauro’s support.
“For 81 years, the Export-Import Bank has provided American businesses with the necessary financing and guarantees to ship their goods overseas. But due to Congressional inaction, the Bank lost its authorization and cannot provide financing for new exports.
Leading Democrats call for full implementation of menu labeling requirement by December 1, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC—A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today showed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must do more to ensure the safety of medical devices, said Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), who requested the report. DeLauro is a former chairwoman of, and still serves on, the subcommittee responsible for funding the FDA.
The report, FDA Ordered Postmarket Studies to Better Understand Safety Issues, and Many Studies are Ongoing, can be read in its entirety here.
Comes On Heels of New CDC Data Showing Growing Popularity
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), David E. Price (D-NC), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) led 110 Democratic colleagues in urging House leadership to end the longstanding de facto ban on federal funding for gun violence research. As a result of this ban, there has been very limited academic research into the causes of gun violence and its impact on public health, weakening efforts to make our communities safer and to implement bipartisan gun reforms.