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Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) and West Haven Mayor John Picard announced a Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant of $689,865 to the City of West Haven today.

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides funding to state and local governments to help develop and restore communities through affordable housing and economic opportunities for local residents.

Washington, DC— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Chris Van Hollen (MD-8), Joe Courtney (CT-2), and Peter Welch (D-VT), along with 72 of their colleagues in the House of Representatives, called today for the Republican leadership to support the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which has oversight over the dangerous oil speculation that has driven up gas prices around the country, instead of bringing legislation to the House floor that would seriously restrict its funding.

New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) held a meeting with 3rd Congressional District school superintendents today, discussing the FY 2012 budget and its impacts on education, as well as the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the passage of paid sick days legislation by the Connecticut State Legislature.

Since 2004, Congresswoman DeLauro has introduced the Healthy Families Act in the House of Representatives, legislation that would enable workers to earn up 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 7 days' worth of paid leave.

Gainful Employment regulations will protect students and taxpayers

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Education’s new Gainful Employment regulations.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today on the reauthorization and extension of three provisions of the PATRIOT Act.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L.DeLauro (CT-3) and Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) introduced the Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act today. This legislationwill help to provide information to pregnant and breast-feeding womenabout the potential impacts of medications, chemical exposures,foodborne illness and other exposures on their infants.

Washington, DC— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Frank Wolf (VA-10) praised the adoption of their amendment, which seeks to ensure that the Defense Department does not procure the next presidential helicopter or any other defense system or system components from China, in the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act today.