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WASHINGTON, DC--Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ron Kind (D-WI) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) today implored Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor to keep loopholes for multimillionaires closed in any final Farm Bill. Both the House and Senate-passed versions of the Farm Bill reformed payment limits for commodity programs by capping the total number of “active personal management” who can receive commodity payments.

Will Support Theater, Dance, Literature, Other Arts Endeavors

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the news that four local institutions have received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. The awards are as follows:

· Connecticut Players Foundation, Inc. $10,000 to support the development and world premiere of “Table,” a new musical by composer David Shire and writer Adam Gopnik

· New Haven International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Inc. $40,000 to support Arts & Ideas: Cornerstone Projects

NEW HAVEN, CT—Four members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation—Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney, Jim Himes and Elizabeth Esty—released the following statement today on Judge Stefan Underhill’s decision to temporarily stop UnitedHealthcare from dropping 2,200 doctors from its Medicare Advantage network.

WASHINGTON, DC—In light of reports that House and Senate Chairmen are close to an agreement to revive “fast-track” procedures that would force the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other trade agreements through Congress, Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and GeorgeMiller (D-CA) restated their opposition to fast-track procedures that deny Congress its Constitutional authority to amend trade agreements.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on the passing of Nelson Mandela:

“My heart is broken over the passing of this great man. An anti-apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa, Mandela was so much more than a president. He was an inspiration and symbol of how the world should be, not how it was. Being in Johannesburg for South Africa’s first ever all-race election was an honor I will never forget. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and the people of South Africa. May he rest in peace.”

Would Boost Funding For National Security, Medical Research, Education by Closing Tax Loopholes

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) introduced the Sequester Delay and Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. The bill would end the crippling, indiscriminate sequestration budget cuts to discretionary programs for fiscal years 2014-2015 and reduce them for 2016. The Sequester Delay and Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act is fully paid for by closing offshore corporate tax loopholes.

WASHINGTON, DC-- Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY), two long-time food safety advocates released the following statement today on the Agriculture Department’s Salmonella Action Plan. The representatives met earlier today with representatives of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

NEW HAVEN, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced two recent staff additions to her Washington and New Haven offices today: Kelly Horton and Sam Carmody.

Horton comes to DeLauro’s office after working as a Lecturer in Health Sciences at the University of Bridgeport, and previously as a policy director with the National Council on Aging. She has also served in the office of Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY). Horton holds a Masters in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from Tufts University.