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NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today announced she will introduce the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act. The legislation was developed as a result of UnitedHealth Group’s unprecedented dropping of doctors from their Medicare Advantage networks, including the entire Yale-New Haven Hospital network. The legislation was endorsed today by the Connecticut State Medical Society. Over 32,000 Connecticut Medicare Advantage participants were affected by this last year.

WASHINGTON, DC—A bipartisan group of 38 members of Congress today urged Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Secretary of State John Kerry to sanction the Russian state arms dealer, Rosoboronexport. Implementing sanctions would prevent any more U.S. taxpayer dollars from subsidizing the state-sponsored enterprise.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the Republican budget being 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—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the Paycheck Fairness Act. DeLauro is the author of the House version of the legislation, which she has introduced every congress since 1997. More information on the bill can be found here.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statements today marking Equal Pay Day, the day that women finally make the same amount that their male counterparts made the previous year.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the new protections for seniors whose Medicare Advantage plans significantly change their provider networks. Details on the new protections, announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), can be viewed here.

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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today applauded the announcement President Obama will sign two executive actions on equal pay. DeLauro has repeatedly urged the President to take both actions: prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against employees who choose to discuss their compensation, and collecting information from federal contractors on pay broken down by sex and race.

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and George Miller (D-CA), three House Democrats who have led the charge against unfair trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and fast-track procedures that would bypass Congressional input, responded to the testimony of U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to the House Ways and Means Committee.