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Potential contract award in June supports our troops and CT workforce

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today in response to the Air Force announcement of intent to award the Combat Rescue Helicopter contract. DeLauro spoke with Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James about the contract this afternoon. The contract would support the manufacture of 112 helicopters by Sikorsky’s workers.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)--Senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education--issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today celebrating Women’s History Month:

“March is Women’s History Month, a time when we recognize women leaders and honor their many contributions. It used to be that the only women you would find in American history textbooks were First Ladies and the occasional suffragist. But now, 34 years after the first official Women’s History Month, generations of women have been written back into the American story.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today applauding the news low-income mothers and children will now have increased access to nutritious foods under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC. The changes announced today will also better equip families to purchase foods that meet their cultural requirements. DeLauro is a former chairwoman of the subcommittee that funds the United States Department of Agriculture, which administers WIC.

First Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing Of 2014

WASHINGTON, DC--Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), senior Democrat on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following opening statement at the subcommittee’s hearing today. The hearing focused on the future of public health emergency preparedness.

Includes Added Sugar Requirement She Has Long Advocated

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today applauding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s proposed update to nutrition labels. The labels, which have not been significantly changed in twenty years, will now identify how much added sugar is in a product, which DeLauro has long advocated for. She is the former chairwoman of the subcommittee responsible for funding the FDA.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today on Governor Dannel Malloy’s announcement that United Technologies Corporation (UTC) has committed to investing $500 million over five years in Connecticut. UTC also committed to keeping its Pratt & Whitney division headquarters in the state for 15 years, though it only made the same commitment to keeping its Sikorsky headquarters in Stratford for five years.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today as First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced proposed guidelines for local school wellness standards as the Administration implements key provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. DeLauro has long been an advocate of policy that seeks to improve public health and wellness among our youngest citizens by cutting out junk food advertisement. She is a former chairwoman of the subcommittee responsible for funding the USDA.