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February 24, 2011

Helped Orange resident recover over $34,000 in pension benefits

New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) met with George Posener, a 99-year-old who served during World War II at his home in Orange, Connecticut today. Posener contacted Congresswoman DeLauro’s office for assistance in recovering pension benefits he had been owed for more than 30 years. Congresswoman DeLauro was able to help, and Posener received his full amount of pensions benefits owed, totaling over $34,000.

February 24, 2011

Visits Gateway Community College to discuss impact of budget cuts on education

New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) held a roundtable discussion at Gateway Community College in New Haven today with school president Dr. Dorsey Kendrick and a group of students who have returned to school to further their education and better their chances of finding a job.

February 24, 2011
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) met with police chiefs from around the Third District today to discuss some of the critical issues facing law enforcement. The group focused their discussion on the budget, specifically the shortfalls Connecticut is facing this year, and the budget for the remainder of 2011 recently passed by the House of Representatives."Each day, our police force, our first responders, put their lives on the line for our homes and families. They perform under intense pressure – literally in life or death situations.
February 18, 2011

Washington, DC –Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Frank Wolf (VA-10) introduced a bipartisan resolution today calling for the House of Representatives to prohibit the Presidential helicopter from being built by a Chinese state-controlled company.

February 17, 2011

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, gave the following remarks of the floor of the United States House of Representatives during the debate on the Republican majority’s proposed Continuing Resolution.

Congresswoman DeLauro spoke against the amendment offered by Representative Mike Pence (IN-6), which would strip all funding from Planned Parenthood of America, leading a group of more than a dozen Democratic men and women in defense of this vital organization.

February 17, 2011

Washington, DC – Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member of the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, and Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) introduced the Extended Tax Relief for All Act today.

February 17, 2011

Republican budget proposals eliminate funding for critical health care services

Washington, DC – Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, and Nita Lowey (NY-18), a longtime member of the subcommittee, spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives tonight in support of Title X during the debate of the Labor, Health and Human Services title of the Republican majority’s proposed Continuing Resolution.

February 16, 2011

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement today in response to the 233 to 198 vote in the House of Representatives that will end funding for the F-35 engine in the FY2011 Continuing Resolution.

February 15, 2011

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, gave the following remarks of the floor of the United States House of Representatives during the debate on the Republican majority’s proposed Continuing Resolution.

February 14, 2011

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 President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012.

"The President's budget stands in stark contrast to the budget cuts proposed by the new Republican majority on Friday, and will make targeted investments in areas that will create jobs and economic growth that allows our country to move forward while reducing waste and unnecessary spending.