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Sends Letter to President SupportingGovernor Malloy

WASHINGTON – As Hurricane Sandy churnsnorthward, the Connecticut Congressional delegation wrote to President ObamaSunday in support of Governor Dannel P. Malloy's request for an emergencydeclaration for the entire state of Connecticut.

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DeLauro UrgesCongress to Take Up Legislation after Election

NEWHAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statementtoday upon news public health officials found multiple health and safetyviolations at the compounding center responsible for sickening over 300 peoplewith meningitis and killing 23. The State of Massachusetts has moved torevoke the licenses of the center and associated pharmacists.

DemonstratesNeed for Congress to Pass Paycheck Fairness Act

NEWHAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statementtoday on the passing of former Senator George McGovern:

Urge HHS and VA Secretaries To Protect Patients Now

WASHINGTON, DC—Today the seniorDemocratic appropriators for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS)and Veterans Affairs (VA), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and CongressmanSanford Bishop (D-GA), sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and VASecretary Eric Shinseki urging them to protect seniors, veterans and otherpatients by ensuring the safety of compounded medications.

NEWHAVEN, CT--Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statementtoday responding to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) investigation ofthe New England Compounding Center (NECC). More than 230 illnesses linkedto fungal meningitis or fungal arthritis, including 15 deaths, have beenassociated with contaminated drugs produced by the NECC.

NEWHAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statementtoday marking the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September15 through October 15 every year.