Media
Latest News
Connecticut Receives Millions Less In LIHEAP Fundsthan Last Year
Join local environmental groups to promote Sound's $9billion economic engine
Would Make It Harder For Middle Class Students to GetHigher Education
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announcedher opposition to legislation being voted on by the House of Representativestoday that would make college more expensive for millions of students. The billwould increase interest rates on student loans, making higher education lessattainable for working-and middle-class students.
Offers Alternative to Sequester Cuts in AppropriationsMarkup
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) todaycontinued her efforts to prevent the indiscriminate, deeply harmful budget cutsknown as sequestration from inflicting further hardship on American families.At an Appropriations Committee meeting DeLauro offered an amendment to theMilitary Construction-Veterans Affairs funding bill that would replace the cutsfor fiscal years 2013 and 2014 with a more balanced, targeted, and common-senseapproach.
Asks Postmaster General to Stand by OriginalCommitment
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today askedPostmaster General Patrick Donahoe to stand by his original commitment and keeppostal processing facilities open until next spring. In late March, the PostalService unilaterally decided to accelerate closure of about 50 mail processingfacilities ahead of schedule.
WASHINGTON, DC--Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro(CT-3) released the following statement today on the Connecticut traincollision:
Says Republicans Should Defend Their ProposalsPromptly, Publicly
Call on Retailers to Commit to FullyEnforceable Agreement on Bangladeshi Worker Rights
WASHINGTON, DC--Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) releasedthe following statement in response to the release of the first comprehensivereport on children's mental health in the United States. The report,issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), noted that theprevalence of mental health disorders in kids has been increasing, with up to20 percent of kids experiencing a mental disorder each year.