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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.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today urged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to implement and enforce strong country-of-origin labeling (COOL) standards. The explanatory statement accompanying the fiscal year 2014 government funding bill signed into law last week does not approve of any Agriculture Marketing Service spending for COOL implementation and enforcement.

New CBO Score Shows Taxpayers Would Save $387 Million

Long Island Sound is $9 billion economic engine

Washington, D.C.— Today, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Steve Israel (D-NY) Chairs of the Long Island Sound Caucus, announced that the Omnibus Appropriations bill, which passed the House by a vote of 359 to 67, includes $3.9 million in federal funding for the Long Island Sound program and approximately $600,000 through EPA’s National Estuary Program. This is approximately $200,000 more than last year’s funding levels and $1 million more than the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request of $2.9 million.

Bipartisan Legislation Will Prevent another Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today in support of the legislation before the House of Representatives funding the U.S. government for fiscal year 2014. DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services. A video of DeLauro’s remarks can be viewed here.