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Washington, DC— Congresswoman RosaDeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement today in response to themultiple disasters in Japan.
"My thoughts and prayers go out to thepeople of Japan and their loved ones as they face the devastation fromlast Friday's earthquake, the resulting tsunami, and fight to avoid anuclear disaster. These shocking events are still unfolding, but it ismy hope that the worst is over and further tragedy can be averted. Iurge Third District residents to contact my office, or the agencieslisted below, should they be in need of assistance."
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following opening statement today at the Hearing on improper payments.
As Prepared for DeliveryThank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to today’s panelists for coming to testify before us this morning.
Fights back against job-destroying Republican spending bill
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following opening statement today at the Appropriations Hearing for the FY12 Budget request of the Department of Labor.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Madam Secretary, for joining us today to testify in support of this budget request.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today 125 members of the House Democratic Caucus sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) urging him to restore reasonable funding levels to the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the House Republican 2011 budget to avoid shutting down the agency for the equivalent of a month this year. The letter was spearheaded by Reps. Sander M.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks at the Committee’s hearing on Pell Grants today.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Undersecretary Kanter, for joining us today to testify.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following opening statement at the Appropriations Hearing for the FY12 Budget request of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Madam Secretary, for joining us today to discuss this budget request.
Non-profit organizations affected by snowstorms may qualify for low-interest disaster loans
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration has made low interest rate disaster loans available to Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) in Connecticut as a result of the January 11-12 snowstorms.
Would Release Oil Now to Help Consumers, and Modernize Reserves
WASHINGTON (March 10, 2011) – As unrest has spread in the Middle East, and gas prices continue to rise, House Democrats today introduced new legislation that would initiate a modest release of oil from the nation’s oil reserves to temper prices in the short-term, and update the reserves to provide long-term security.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks at the Budget Hearing for the Department of Education today.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Mr. Secretary, for joining us today.
Co-chairs hearing on national assault on worker’s rights, impact on our middle class
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, made the following remarks at the “State-by-State and Congressional Assaults on Workers’ Rights and the Middle Class” hearing held by the committee today.