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NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Senator Chris Murphy today joined Connecticut hourly workers, labor unions and other organizations fighting for fair scheduling practices to discuss the Schedules That Work Act. The bill was introduced by DeLauro in July to establish fair and reasonable workplace scheduling practices. Murphy is a cosponsor of the Senate version of the bill.

NEW HAVEN, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Senator Richard Blumenthal today announced they have introduced the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act, which is the first step towards designating the area as a National Heritage Area.

"I support the President's air strikes and commend him for putting together this coalition, which includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. With their barbaric attacks against journalists, women, children, and other innocent civilians, ISIL is a terrorist group. If left unchecked, they have the potential to be a threat to our homeland.

NEW HAVEN, CT—In advance of this year’s AccessHealthCT open enrollment period for health insurance, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today highlighted the increased access to mental health benefits available under the Affordable Care Act. She was joined by Dr. Michael Sernyak, CEO of the Connecticut Mental Health Center, and Daniella Giordano, Public Policy Director of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association on Mental Illness.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today in response to the Department of Treasury’s announced actions to curb corporate inversions:

“Today’s announcement is a good first step toward reigning in corporate inversions. Some of the loopholes and tax avoidance schemes employed by these corporate deserters will now be closed. Congress must now act to stop companies from inverting and dodging their tax obligations at the expense of companies who pay their fair share.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and New Haven schools Superintendent Garth Harries today held an informational briefing highlighting what parents and health care providers need to know about the respiratory virus Enterovirus68. They were joined by Dr. Paul Aronson, a physician in the Children's Emergency Department of Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, and Ann Somsel, New Haven Public Schools’ Director of School Nursing.

WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Brian Higgins (D-NY) today introduced the Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, which would allow the budget cap put in place by the Budget Control Act (BCA) to be adjusted for increased investments in the National Institute of Health (NIH). Doing so would allow the appropriations committees to restore NIH funding to the purchasing power it would have if it had kept up with inflation since 2003.

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today urged the Obama Administration to focus on reducing the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production as it moves forward in implementing the National Strategy on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria it released today.