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WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Barbara Lee today asked the State Department Inspector General (IG) for an investigation into Malaysia’s upgrade in the latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Malaysia was upgraded to the Tier 2 Watch List from Tier 3 in the TIP Report, although the country has failed to make substantive improvements in combating trafficking.

WASHINGTON, DC—A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today shows that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) need to take action to ensure Medicare Advantage (MA) participants can access an appropriate number of doctors, known as an adequate provider network. CMS defines an adequate provider network has having a minimum number of providers, and a certain travel time and distance to those providers.

HARTFORD, CT – The members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation and Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded over $2.6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) - $2.1 million of which will be used to replace its outdated unemployment insurance computer system, while the remainder will be used to continue a successful fraud prevention partnership program.

Served On Official Escort Committee

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today after the address to Congress by His Holiness Pope Francis:

Will Accompany Him into the House Chamber This Morning

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announced today that she has been selected to serve on the Escort Committee for Pope Francis’ address to Congress this morning. DeLauro was asked to serve on the Committee, which will accompany Pope Francis along the center aisle en route to the rostrum where he will deliver his speech, by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the former chair and current senior member of the subcommittee responsible for funding the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), released the following statement today calling on Republican leadership to reverse their dangerous course and ensure a government shutdown does not happen:

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today honored Korean War veteran and Middletown native Frank Augeri with the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal. The Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal is an expression of appreciation from the South Korean government to U.S. service men and women who served in the Korean War.

Hartford, CT – U.S. Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-3) and Elizabeth Esty (D-5) and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced today $1.5 million in federal Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funds for the City of Waterbury to hire 12 police officers.