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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to President Obama's approval of Connecticut's request for a major disaster declaration for the January 11-12 snowstorm. Of the counties impacted by the storm, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London and Tolland Counties, as well as the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations, were approved for federal aid, but Middlesex and Windham Counties were not approved.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding today's vote on H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Elimination Act. The bill would raise taxes on middle class Americans by a staggering $25 billion while repealing the burdensome 1099 reporting provision.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, sent a letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, today asking for details about food safety violations in the airline catering industry.
Calls for single food safety agency to reduce duplicative efforts and better protect American consumers
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, responding to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and featured in the Wall Street Journal, that reveals as much as $200 billion in spent annually on duplicative government programs.
New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, joined a forum held by CT Parent Power today to speak with Middletown parents and teachers about the impacts the proposed budget cuts would have on Connecticut residents, and specifically on the state's education funding.
Washington, DC— Representatives Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) and Anna G. Eshoo (CA-14) responded to the announcement by Secretary Tom Vilsack and Assistant Attorney General Tony West of a system to resolve the claims of Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers alleging discrimination by USDA when seeking farm loans.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) met with local Mayors, First Selectmen, and Town Managers from the Third Congressional District today to discuss the coming year and how the proposed budgets from the House of Representatives and President Obama will impact Connecticut.
New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) kicked off the Venture Smith Goes to School campaign at the Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School in New Haven, Connecticut today.
New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to the Department of Defense's announcement that the KC-X tanker contract has been awarded to Boeing.
Reserve Could Temper $100 Oil, Rising Gas Prices
WASHINGTON (February 24, 2011) – When the first Gulf War drove oil prices skyward in 1991, deploying oil from America's strategic reserve brought them back down by 33 percent. When President Clinton used the oil bank in 2000, prices dropped by 19 percent. And following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, releasing oil reduced prices by 9 percent.