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Will Receive Over $17,000 for Thermal Imaging Cameras

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Connecticut Senators Richard Blumenthaland Chris Murphy, along with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, today applauded newsthe Ansonia Fire Department is receiving a $17,100 grant from the Department ofHomeland Society. The grant, made through the Assistance for Firefighters Grant(AFG) program will be used to purchase thermal imaging cameras.

Votes against Legislation Making Last Friday's CutsPermanent

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) releasedthe following statement today after voting against a bill that would makepermanent the harmful, across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect lastweek. The legislation also fails to address critical budget challenges facingnutrition programs, health care, Head Start and child care, just to name a few.

Renews Push for Increased Wages with the "Fair MinimumWage Act"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)renewed her push for increased wages by cosponsoring the Fair Minimum WageAct. The bill would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 over the next threeyears, hike the tipped minimum wage, and tie future annual increases to therate of inflation.

Calls On Republican Majority to Adequately FundLife-Saving Research

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro(D-CT), senior Democrat on the Labor, Health, and Human Services AppropriationsSubcommittee, made the following opening statement at the subcommittee'shearing today. The hearing focused on funding for major public health and researchorganizations, including the National Institutes of Health and Centers forDisease Control and Prevention.

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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) releasedthe following statement today following the President's announcement he isnominating Gina McCarthy to be Administrator of the Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA). McCarthy is a former Commissioner of the Connecticut Departmentof Environmental Protection.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today regarding reports the Department of Agriculture (USDA) will have to approve federal inspection at a horse slaughter facility in New Mexico. DeLauro, former chair of the subcommittee responsible for funding the USDA, authored a provision prohibiting federal funds for the inspection of such facilities in the United States. Upon taking over the House majority in 2011, Republicans ended that prohibition.