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Bill Before House Would Provide $50.4 Billion forSandy Victims
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today urgedher colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass the Hurricane Sandydisaster relief legislation before them. Today's vote is on the second part ofa bill that Republican leaders abruptly yanked from the House floor two weeksago. That unnecessary delay has slowed down the process of getting aid topeople whose lives were torn apart by the storm.
Bill Before House Would Provide $50.4 Billion forSandy Victims
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today urgedher colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass the Hurricane Sandydisaster relief legislation before them. Today's vote is on the second part ofa bill that Republican leaders abruptly yanked from the House floor two weeksago. That unnecessary delay has slowed down the process of getting aid topeople whose lives were torn apart by the storm.
WASHINGTON,DC—Connecticut Representatives Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney and Jim Himesreleased the following statements today condemning the inclusion of a misguidedamendment cutting funding from McKinney Wildlife Refuge to the bill providingdisaster relief for Hurricane Sandy victims.
Rules Committee Will Decide Today If Amendment CanCome Before Congress
Legislation Creates $2,000 Tax Credit for Turning inAssault Weapons
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) todayannounced new, common-sense legislation to help prevent gun violence. TheSupport Assault Firearm Elimination and Reduction for our (SAFER) Street Actcreates a tax credit to encourage the turn-in of assault weapons to state orlocal police.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) spoketoday at the West Haven Black Coalition's 27th annual tribute to the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. The followingremarks are as prepared for delivery:
"This year will mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's"I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, one of thequintessential statements of the American creed, as vital and resonant in ourhistory as the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Current Law Has "Chilling Effect" on Current DataCompilation, Analysis
WASHINGTON, DC—Leading Democratic members of the HouseAppropriations Committee today wrote to Vice President Biden, urging him toinclude a proposal promoting increased research on firearms by the Health andHuman Services Department. Since 1997, the Center for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) has been under a chilling restriction that effectively keepsit from conducting any research or analysis related to gun violence.
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Representative Rosa DeLauro(CT-3), and Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) announced the releaseof a new Government Accountability Office reportthey requested to examine the effects of psychotropic drugs on the long-termdevelopment and health of children in the foster care system.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) todayhonored Vietnam veteran and West Haven resident Michael Healey with the awardshe has long deserved for his wartime service. DeLauro helped ensureHealey could receive his awards today, along with overdue benefits from theVeterans Administration. Healey spent 20 months in the Army as a combatengineer, including a year in Vietnam with the 2nd Armored Division.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released thefollowing statement today on the resignation of Labor Secretary HildaSolis. DeLauro is the senior Democrat on the subcommittee responsible forfunding the Department of Labor.
"Throughout her tenure at the Labor Department, SecretarySolis has done outstanding work creating not just jobs, but good jobs formillions of Americans. Her commitment to the issues facing America'sworkers, especially women, has helped people across the country improve notjust their own lives, but the lives of their children and families.