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December 2, 2010
SNAP benefits could be cut by as much as 25% if action is not taken

December 1, 2010
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, sent a letter today to Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), asking him to investigate a recent report in the New York Times regarding the prevalence of ghostwriting medical texts by pharmaceutical companies.
November 26, 2010

New Haven, CT –Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited The Lighting Quotient in West Haven, CT today, touring the facility, speaking with workers, and discussing how the company has been successful in today's economy.

November 18, 2010

Washington, DC– Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement today expressing her disappointment at the failure of the House of Representatives to pass the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act, H.R. 6419. The bill failed by a vote of 258-154.

November 17, 2010

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement in reaction to the FDA's announcement banning the addition of caffeine to alcoholic beverages. This will effectively ban dangerous drinks such as Four Loko, which has been linked to health concerns.

November 17, 2010

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement in response to the cloture vote taken by the Senate on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which failed 58-41. First introduced by Congresswoman DeLauro in 1997, the Paycheck Fairness Act would strengthen the Equal Pay Act and help ensure that women are paid equally for their work.

November 16, 2010
Dangerous drinks such as Four Loko to be effectively banned

November 15, 2010

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in support of the Masters Manna Food Pantry's "Empty Plates Empty Pockets Campaign To End Hunger."

November 15, 2010
Popular Four Loko drink linked to hospitalizations, banned in several states

November 12, 2010

Washington, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Chairwoman of the FDA and Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to a Wall Street Journal report on potential misuse of funds by the FDA's Office of Generic Drugs: