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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) releasedthe following statement today after the Senate failed to pass theToomey-Manchin amendment closing current loopholes in background checks for gunpurchases:
Discusses Issues with Agriculture Secretary Vilsack
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) engagedwith United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack onthe issues facing the Department, particularly the intersection of food safetyand trade, and the budget cuts caused by the sequestration cuts. The exchangestook place at the annual hearing on USDA's budget request; DeLauro is a formerChairwoman of the Subcommittee.
Makes Opening Remarks at Hearing on Department'sBudget
WASHINGTON, DC--Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), seniorDemocrat on the subcommittee responsible for funding the Department of Labor (DOL),today called on House Republicans to increase funding for DOL in order tosupport job growth. DeLauro made her comments at a Subcommittee hearing withActing Secretary Seth Harris on the Administration's proposed 2014 budget.
Applauds Quinnipiac Team on Season for the Ages
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) releasedthe following statement today applauding the Yale and Quinnipiac men's icehockey team on their recently-completed seasons. DeLauro represents both NewHaven, home of Yale, and Hamden, home of Quinnipiac.
(Hartford,CT) -- U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Senator Chris Murphy(D-Conn.), Congressman John Larson (D-1) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-3)announced today the awards of three federal fire Operations and Safety (OP &S) Grants through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant programsadministered by FEMA. These grants will help improve the safety and operationsof firefighters and first responders in Seymour, Middletown and East Hartford.
Calls for Increased Emphasis on Manufacturing
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) todayvisited Bartron Medical Imaging, touring the facility and visiting withemployees. Bartron is a bio-science technology manufacturing company that makesproducts to improve medical imaging technology.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) releasedthe following statement today after voting against a Republican billeffectively shutting down the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)reintroduced the bipartisan Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act today,with the support of 74 members of Congress. First introduced by DeLauro in1996, this legislation would ensure that the decision of when to leave thehospital after a lumpectomy or mastectomy is made by a woman and her healthcare provider. Currently women can be forced out sooner, even just hours aftertheir procedure, in what is commonly referred to as a ‘drive-throughmastectomy.'
$8.6 Million Would Go Towards Badly Needed HarborMaintenance
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) releasedthe following comments in response to a report from the Office of the InspectorGeneral (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services that found thevast majority of hospitals that use high-risk compounded sterile preparationsoutsource the production of some of those products. This report comes in thewake of last year's recall of compounded drugs that caused a nationwide fungalmeningitis outbreak.