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MIDDLETOWN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today visited the North End Action Team (NEAT) Farmers’ Market in Middletown. She toured the Kids’ Market, where local children can choose fruits and vegetables to bring home and share with their families. The Kids’ Market is cosponsored by NEAT and the Salvation Army.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today released the following statement applauding the National Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town grant for Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown, the only Connecticut organization to be awarded one today. The $50,000 award will be used to design a new facility after Oddfellows’s previous building was destroyed by snowstorms last year. DeLauro is a longtime supporter of Oddfellows and its mission of working with at-risk youth and low-income families.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today released the following statement on the 2012 Farm Bill, H.R. 6083, that was approved by the House Agriculture Committee. DeLauro is a senior Democrat on the committee that funds the USDA, which administers the food stamp program, and a longtime nutrition and anti-hunger champion. When the last Farm Bill was passed in 2008 DeLauro was part of an effort to increase food stamps in that bill.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) spoke today on the House floor, shortly before the 31st vote in less than two years to repeal important consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act, on the need to preserve these benefits. Following are her remarks as prepared for delivery:
What will happen if the House Majority succeeds in repealing the Affordable Care Act?
17 million children with pre-existing conditions may once again be denied coverage. 6.6 million young adults under 26 will no longer be covered by their parents’ insurance plans.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today released the following statement on the news frozen meat products were recalled in Connecticut due to possible listeria contamination.
WASHINGTON, DC—A bipartisan group of lawmakers today urged Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to cut ties with the Russian state-owned arms dealer Rosoboronexport. The Department of Defense has continued to buy Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan Security Forces from Rosoboronexport, despite the fact Russia has continued to sell billions of dollars of weapons to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, supporting his brutal crackdown on his own people.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today released the following statement on a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) laying out the nation’s inability to meet the health care needs of seniors battling substance abuse and mental health issues. DeLauro requested the report and is a longtime champion for ensuring all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) joined with her colleagues and advocacy groups today to decry proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. The House Farm Bill, H.R. 6083, would devastate the program, with $16.1 billion in cuts over 10 years.
NEW HAVEN, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today honored World War II veteran and New Haven resident Roman Chester Gensicki with the medals he never received for his wartime service. Gensicki was stationed in the Pacific as an Army surgical technician from January 1943 to March 1946.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s announcement that GlaxoSmithKline agreed to plead guilty and to pay $3 billion to resolve allegations of fraud and withholding of safety data about the controversial diabetes drug Avandia from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history.