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Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement today in reaction to an FDA advisory panel that voted today on the controversial diabetes drug Avandia. The panel voted in favor of restricting the sales of the drug, but not to remove it from the market. A final decision will be made by the FDA at a later date.
Washington, DC –Congresswomen Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20), Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3) held a press conference today to discuss the free preventive health care coverage that will be made available through the Affordable Care Act.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced today the award of $9,089,530 in housing grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds, which include Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), HOME program grants, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grants, will go to Hamden, Stratford, West Haven, and New Haven, and are to be distributed as such:
Hamden CDBG $590,888.00
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center in Middletown, CT to hold a roundtable discussion with Connecticut businesses to learn how they have been successful and grown their businesses through exporting.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the FDA's reassessment of the diabetes drug Avandia. Dr. Thomas Marciniak, the medical reviewer of the Avandia trials, suggests that critical details were misinterpreted by the maker of the drug, GlaxoSmithKline.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) today attended a rally in support of the Boeing NewGen tanker, which is led in Connecticut by Pratt Whitney. The NewGen tanker is Boeing's entry to provide the Air Force with a new mid-air refueling tanker airplane.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited the Naugatuck Housing Authority (NHA) today to tour the upgraded facilities and speak with residents about the various projects underway, which were funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Urban Act grants.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited the winner of last year's Connecticut Small Business Administration's Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Serenity Salon and Day Spa, today where she met with the owners and discussed their success in starting and growing their business.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited the CTWorks Career Center in Derby today, where she learned about the education, training, and employment opportunities available to local citizens. Specifically, the Congresswoman visited to highlight the Veterans Workforce Investment Program, which is part of The Workplace, Inc., and focuses on training veterans in the green energy sector.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement today praising the Department of Health and Human Services for establishing the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan. This transition program, created by the Affordable Care Act, offers coverage to uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions until the permanent ban of such discriminatory practices in 2014.