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WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today led eight members of Congress in supporting the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report that provides recommendations for the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Those guidelines contain information on how to live healthier lives, and are a critical tool for efforts to improve public health and to decrease Americans’ risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer, tooth decay and other chronic diseases.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today applauded Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s announcement that the company’s contractors and vendors will receive improved wages, and sick and family leave.
WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) and Lois Capps (CA-24) expressed support for new guidelines clarifying full coverage for all FDA-approved contraceptive methods.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today announcing her opposition to the unconstitutional, dangerous bill banning abortions after 20 weeks. The House of Representatives is slated to vote on the legislation today. DeLauro opposed similar legislation in 2012 and 2013.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today applauded the news that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) exempted the mechanically tenderized beef rule (MTB) from the Uniform Labeling Regulation and issued the final MTB rule today.
WASHINGTON, DC –Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), two of the leading food safety advocates in Congress, today reintroduced the Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act, which would strengthen the ability of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to keep Americans safe from contaminated meat, poultry, and eggs.
Statement on President’s Speech at Nike
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on President Obama’s speech at Nike:
Hartford, CT – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), with Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn-3) today issued a joint statement on the amendment to include New Haven County, Connecticut in the federal disaster declaration issued by President Obama in April. This declaration resulted in the release of federal funds to help Connecticut communities recover from damages incurred from the January blizzard, action requested by the Connecticut Congressional Delegation in a letter to the President earlier that month.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement today, as Guilford resident Tom Gray and his family joined local veterans and community members to celebrate the Pentagon’s recent announcement that the remains of up to 388 sailors and Marines who lost their lives aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack in 1941 will be exhumed and returned to their families back home.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)’s announcement of proposed changes to improve both humane handling and food safety inspections at facilities that produce veal meat. DeLauro, a former chair of the subcommittee responsible for funding USDA, has fought for these changes for over a decade.