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WASHINGTON – Today, economists, union representatives and Members of Congress held a briefing to mark the second anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). Just two years after passage of KORUS, the U.S.-South Korea trade imbalance has reached its largest deficit on record, and an estimate from the Economic Policy Institute pegs the number of American jobs lost due to the agreement at over 60,000. Almost every U.S. economic sector has seen declining exports to Korea since the agreement went into effect, with agricultural exports especially hard hit.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the passing of Metro-North employee James Romansoff.
"My deepest condolences go out to Mr. Romansoff's family. My office has been in touch with the Connecticut DOT and I understand the appropriate agencies are on the scene to find out exactly what happened. Metro-North has had far too many of these incidents. Enough is enough: no one should lose their life on a job trying to support their family. My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Romansoff's friends and family in this difficult time."
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today announced she, along with the rest of Connecticut’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives, is asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight of the Medicare Advantage Program in light of UnitedHealth Group’s unprecedented elimination of many health providers from their Medicare Advantage networks.
The delegation’s letter asks GAO to answer the following questions:
Will Meet with Members of Connecticut’s Ukrainian Community On Sunday
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today announcing her support for legislation that would make Ukraine eligible for United States loan guarantees. The bill is scheduled for a vote this afternoon. On Sunday, DeLauro will meet with members of Connecticut’s Ukrainian community from noon-1:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Church on George Street in New Haven.
Highlights Need To Increase the Federal Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today welcoming President Obama to Connecticut. The President spoke on the importance of increasing the federal minimum wage, which DeLauro strongly supports.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today announcing her support for the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which is scheduled for a vote before the House of Representatives tonight. Last month DeLauro met with Connecticut homeowners who were suffering from onerous flood insurance premiums.
New Report Retroactively Tries To Justify Years of Harmful Budgets
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the political report Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan put forward yesterday. DeLauro is senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor and a longtime champion for policies that help America’s working families, as well as the poor and most vulnerable in America.
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.