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Senate Scheduled To Hold Procedural Vote At 5:30 This Afternoon

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today urging the Senate not to move forward with the Farm Bill. The Senate is scheduled to take a procedural vote on the legislation, which passed the House of Representatives last week, at 5:30 this afternoon. DeLauro is a former chairwoman of the subcommittee responsible for funding the United States Department of Agriculture.

Residents Still Struggling To Recover From Sandy

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today urged the Connecticut Interagency Hazard Mitigation Committee to reconsider their decision not to award any Hazard Mitigation grant funds to Connecticut residents trying to rebuild from Hurricane Sandy. She also urged Governor Malloy and the Department of Housing to move more quickly in making Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds available to residents, including by prioritizing homeowners in the state’s plan for the next round of CDBG funds.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement applauding Senate passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act. This legislation would postpone the flood insurance premium increases currently impacting people residing in flood plains.

Bill Heeds President Obama’s Call to Give All Americans a Fair Shot

WASHINGTON, DC— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Hank Johnson (D-GA), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2014 today, which would prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against unemployed job-seekers by refusing to consider them for employment. President Obama is convening a meeting on the subject with business leaders this Friday.

Bill Worsens Hunger for 1.7 Million; Revives Loophole for Millionaires, Billionaires

Ledbetter Accompanied DeLauro to Last Night’s State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the fifth anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act being signed into law. The legislation, which was championed by DeLauro, was the first bill President Obama signed after taking office. Ledbetter was DeLauro’s guest at last night’s State of the Union address.

Applauds President Obama’s Focus on Increasing Economic Opportunities

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement tonight in reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address. She is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services. DeLauro was accompanied to the speech by Lilly Ledbetter, who became the face of the fair pay movement after discovering her employer had paid her 40 percent less than her male counterparts for the same work.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today urged United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to reject a proposed change to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The change, buried in an explanatory statement that accompanied the fiscal year 2014 government funding bill, would allow WIC funding to be used to purchase the currently excluded white potato.