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Joined by Senators Blumenthal, Murphy in Applauding Funding For Hurricane Sandy Recovery

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today applauded the Department of Interior's announcement they are awarding $661,500 for removal of the Pond Lily Dam. The dam has caused regular flooding in Woodbridge's Village District for decades, causing safety problems and property damage.

WASHINGTON, DC—Connecticut's delegation to the House of Representatives today urged Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki to allow 23 Connecticut veterans at risk of losing their places in three retirement homes to stay in those homes, with coverage from the VA if they so choose.

WASHINGTON, DC—Connecticut's delegation to the House of Representatives today urged Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki to allow 23 Connecticut veterans at risk of losing their places in three retirement homes to stay in those homes, with coverage from the VA if they so choose.

WASHINGTON, DC—As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) today continued their bipartisan push to rid America of child trafficking. They were joined by 79 of their colleagues from both sides of the aisle in introducing a resolution declaring "Our Daughters Are Not For Sale." The resolution condemns child trafficking and sexual exploitation, and encourages law enforcement to help victims and end these practices for good.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) visited the new offices of BHcare, which operates the Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services in North Haven today to highlight the harmful effect budget cuts and the government shutdown have had on these critical services. She was joined by former state representative Karen Jarmoc, Executive Director of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Roberta Cook, President and CEO of BHcare; and a domestic violence survivor. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), senior Democrat on the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL):

NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today met with 15 Connecticut veterans at risk of losing their Veterans Affairs' covered residential care at West Haven's Seacrest Retirement Home. She also spoke with U.S. VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Robert Petzel about those veterans' cases, as well as the eight veterans at Highview Manor in Hamden and Mattatuck Health Care in Waterbury who are in the same situation.

WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) today questioned the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on their dealings on the recent Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak. Over 400 people have been sickened since 2012 by Foster Farms chicken that has been linked to the outbreak.