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April 1, 2011

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) celebrated a Department of Education School Improvement Grants (SIG) award of $4.23 million to the state of Connecticut to help improve persistently low achieving schools.

April 1, 2011

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to the Department of Labor's announcement that the economy added 216,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 8.8 percent in March.

March 31, 2011

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced two Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants, totaling $123,914, for the towns of Derby and New Haven today. Part of the Housing Choice Voucher- Family Self Sufficiency Program, these funds will be used to support the development of local strategies to help families increase their income potential and become more self-sufficient.

March 30, 2011

Investment expected to prevent shoreline erosion, promote business growth, create jobs

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Mayor of New Haven John DeStefano announced today that the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the City of New Haven $651,615 to rebuild the failing bulkhead at River Street, stabilizing the shoreline

March 30, 2011

14,900% proposed increase in cost for drug to help prevent premature births

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, sent a letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Dr.

March 29, 2011

1.5 million private-sector jobs added since Affordable Care Act was signed into law last year

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) co-chaired a hearing of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee today about the Affordable Care Act, which has created jobs, lowered health care costs, and improved access to care for millions of Americans.

March 28, 2011

New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited the Wallingford Senior Center today and discussed how the proposed House Republican budget cuts on the Social Security Administration would affect Americans.

March 25, 2011

Washington, DC— Representatives Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Gwen Moore (WI-4), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), and Linda Sánchez (CA-39) honored the memory of the 146 lives lost in the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire in New York City today, on the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.

March 25, 2011

Proposed budget cuts would slash funding for 125 Centers, reduce access to care

New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited the Middletown Community Health Center today, to speak with administrators and patients, and to discuss the potential impacts of the proposed Republican budget cuts.

March 23, 2011

USDA grant part of $158 million being provided to schools around the country

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, announced $2,464,720 in funding for improving the nutrition of Connecticut’s school lunches.