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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today voted against legislation that would reduce or eliminate the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for millions of working parents. Shortly before the vote she spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives; those remarks are below and a video can be viewed here.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) issued the following statement today on Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s plan to dismantle the social safety net. DeLauro is the Senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. DeLauro spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives about Chairman Ryan’s budget this evening. Her remarks can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/user/RosaDeLauro

WASHINGTON, DC—This week the House of Representatives sent a clear, bipartisan message that America’s children are not for sale by passing a number of bills dealing with child trafficking. However, not a single one of those bills deals with the people who buy children for sex. And during a recent nationwide operation targeting sex trafficking, no buyers of underage children were arrested. While those bills, and the sting, are all necessary and should be fully supported, the root of the problem cannot be addressed until both traffickers and buyers are targeted.

Attends White House Ceremony as President Obama Signs Bill Modernizing Workforce Investment

Legislation would protect hourly workers from scheduling abuses; both businesses and employees benefit from schedule predictability

WASHINGTON—In response to recent workplace treads and supporting research that suggest uncertain work schedules can have broad negative consequences for working families, leading Democratic members of Congress today introduced legislation to stem abusive scheduling practices directed primarily at hourly workers.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen rules keeping e-tobacco products away from children.

WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and George Miller (D-CA) today led a group of 28 Members of Congress calling on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a revised poultry slaughter rule, open a new public comment period on the rule and solicit public comments on the revision. The draft final rule was sent from USDA to the Office of Management and Budget last week.

One of 66 National Winners

NEW HAVEN, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), joined by Artspace Executive Director Helen Kauder, today announced the New Haven non-profit has won an Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Artspace was one of 66 winners nationwide and will receive up to $50,000 to support the expansion of the annual City-Wide Open Studios Festival.