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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the budget agreement voted on by the House of Representatives today. DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services.

WASHINGTON, DC--Representatives Rosa DeLauro, David Cicilline, Raul Grijalva, Alan Grayson, Marcy Kaptur, Barbara Lee, Stephen F. Lynch, Rick Nolan, Donald Norcross, Mark Pocan, Tim Ryan, Jan Schakowsky, Louise Slaughter, and Paul Tonko released the following statement today on the Hatch-Wyden-Ryan fast track bill and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):

Renews Push for Increased Wages with the Raise the Wage Act

WASHINGTON, DC –Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today renewed her push for increased wages by cosponsoring the Raise the Wage Act. The bill would raise the minimum wage to $12.00 by the year 2020 and index the minimum wage to the median wage starting in 2021.

Would Protect Our Children from Unsafe Food from China

Proposal Released Over One Year Ago

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today urged Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Stephen Ostroff to finalize a rule that would ban e-cigarettes from being sold to minors. DeLauro had previously urged then-FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to finalize the rule by last Saturday, April 25, which marked one year from when it was first proposed.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today unveiled legislation inspired by the plight of veterans at the Seacrest and HighVue retirement homes. The Veterans Residential Care Choice Act would allow the Veterans Administration (VA) to pay for eligible veterans to live at residential care facilities, such as Seacrest and HighVue. The VA can currently help veterans find a residential care facility to live in, but veterans and their families have to shoulder the cost themselves.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Administrator Seth Goodall today met with and congratulated Kate Hughes, owner of Perk on Main and Perk on Church, and the SBA’s Connecticut Woman-Owned Small Business Person of the Year. They were joined at Perk on Main by Connecticut’s SBA Assistant District Director for Economic Development, Moraima Gonzalez.

Finds Potentially Harmful Bacteria and Illegal Antibiotic Residues

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on a new Consumer Reports study finding potentially harmful bacteria and illegal antibiotic residues in frozen shrimp. DeLauro is former Chairwoman, and current member, of the subcommittee that funds the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for ensuring the safety of shrimp.