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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.

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.

Voices concern in wake of peanut butter recall

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to the recall of two Skippy Brand Peanut Butter varieties.

Discusses how local business is on the road to economic growth

New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited the General DataComm, Inc. headquarters in Naugatuck, Connecticut today to tour the facility, meet with employees, and learn how the company has survived the recent economic downturn.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today in response to the report released by USDA's Office of the Inspector General on the sampling program to detect E. coli in beef "trim" products, leftover pieces from larger cuts of meat commonly used in ground beef products.