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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT); Tom Colicchio, Head Judge, Top Chef, Food Policy Action; Laurie David, Executive Producer FED UP; Stephanie Soechtig, Director and Producer FED UP are imploring members of the House Appropriations Committee not to weaken nutrition standards in the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill. That bill is scheduled to be considered by the full committee tomorrow. Last week Republicans on the Agriculture subcommittee voted to undo the progress made to make school meals healthier under the 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Carolyn Maloney, supported by eleven of their colleagues, today introduced a resolution recognizing International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, which is tomorrow, May 23.

WASHINGTON, DC—A bipartisan amendment, led by Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Kay Granger (R-TX), that strengthens the ban on Defense Department (DOD) contracts with Rosoboronexport, was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by Congress today. DeLauro and Granger have led congressional opposition to DOD’s relationship with Rosoboronexport, the Russian state arms dealer.

GOP Prevents Committee from Having a Debate on the Merits

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement on the Republican Appropriators’ rejection of her amendment to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, as called for in the Fair Minimum Wage Act (H.R. 1010). In 2006, the House Appropriations Committee acted in a bipartisan way to raise the minimum wage with President Bush ultimately signing legislation to increase the wage in 2007.

WASHINGTON, DC—A portion of the Rail Safety Enforcement Act was included in the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development funding bill that passed the House Appropriations Committee today. The legislation was introduced earlier this month by Connecticut Representatives Rosa DeLauro, who serves on the Committee, Jim Himes and Elizabeth Esty, and New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today after legislation she co-sponsored, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act passed the House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill would encourage collaboration between law enforcement, child welfare systems and juvenile justice courts; and reduce demand for sex trafficking.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) made the following opening statement at today’s Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee markup. The subcommittee, which DeLauro formerly chaired, considered the Fiscal Year 2015 funding bill for the United States Agriculture Department, Food and Drug Administration, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

WASHINGTON – A group of nearly a dozen House Democrats today introduced legislation to tighten restrictions on corporate tax inversions, limiting the ability of American companies to avoid U.S. taxation by combining with a smaller foreign business and moving their tax domicile overseas. The House legislation - the “Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2014” (H.R.