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WASHINGTON, DC – With cold weather fast approaching, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced legislation to limit energy market speculators seeking profit at the expense of consumers. The bill would for the first time put into law the amount of oil and other energy futures speculators can buy. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

Washington, D.C.— Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Rep. Dan Burton (IN-5) introduced bi-partisan legislation yesterday to designate September of 2011 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

NELP, USAction deliver 250,000 signature petitions of support

Washington, DC— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Hank Johnson (GA-4), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) were joined today by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) and USAction to urge support for the Fair Employment Opportunity Act.

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today in response to the Food and Drug Administration's confirmation of cantaloupes as the source of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak.

35 people 10 states have been sickened, and four people have died in this outbreak of Listeria, the first associated with cantaloupe. Jensen Farms of Colorado recalled all cantaloupes shipped between July 29 and September 10 to at least 17 states.

Joined by SBIR representatives, local business owners at New Haven company

New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) visited Molecular Neuro-Imaging, LLC in New Haven today, touring the facility and learning about how the company has benefitted from its participation in the Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) program.

New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement today in response to the Department of Labor's announcement that Secretary Hilda Solis, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman and several state labor commissioners will take steps to address the improper classification of employees as independent contractors or other non-employees, also known as ‘wage theft.' Connecticut is one of six states participating in this new effort.

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement in response to the layoff announcement of 419 workers in Connecticut, 384 of which are hourly workers, out of a total of 567 layoffs worldwide.

New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and the state House Congressional delegation called upon the leadership of the House of Representatives today to provide assistance to the shellfish farmers impacted by Tropical Storm Irene.