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April 25, 2012

Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) reiterated the need for a national animal identification system in the United States. Congresswoman DeLauro urged the United States Department of Agriculture to implement a national animal identification system for the major livestock species when she was Chairwoman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.

April 23, 2012

Middletown, CT — At Middlesex Community College, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a Member and former Chairwoman of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), Member of the House Agriculture Committee, today held a roundtable discussion and listening session with local Connecticut farmers and producers about the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization and the

April 23, 2012

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today toured the facilities of Biomedisyn, a Woodbridge, Connecticut biopharmaceutical company focused on developing small molecule drugs to treat central nervous system disorders. There, she met with Frank Volvovitz, President of Biomedisyn, and Dr. Scott Woods, Professor of Psychiatry at Yale.

April 18, 2012

Washington, DC— Today, Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee, held a press conference with Agriculture Committee Members Joe Baca (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture, and Jim McGovern (MA-03), Co-Chair of the House Hunger Caucus.

April 17, 2012

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), today applauded President Obama's call to fully fund the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) so that it can provide effective market oversight and curb excessive speculation and manipulation in the oil and gas markets.

April 17, 2012
Calls for Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act


Washington, DC – On Equal Pay Day, a day which symbolizes how far into 2012 women must work in order to make what their male counterparts made in 2011, Congresswoman DeLauro issued the following statement.

April 12, 2012

Washington, DC— Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to the Food Safety Inspection Services announcement of the recall of over 2000 pounds of mechanically tenderized and ground beef products with possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

April 11, 2012
DeLauro Decries Governor Walker's Overturning Of Wisconsin Equal Pay Law


Washington, DC –Congresswoman DeLauro issued the following statement in response to Governor Walker's action overturning the Wisconsin equal pay law.

April 11, 2012

New Haven, CT - Today, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with town officials and representatives of concerned citizens groups to discuss the Agency's report on the proposed use of thermochemical conversion in the remediation plans for the remaining contamination associated with the Raymark Superfund site. Congresswoman Rosa L.

April 10, 2012

New Haven, CT - Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to Education Secretary Duncan's announcement that $133 million of this year's Race to the Top funds will be used to provide Early Learning Challenge grants to five states.