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Washington, DC –Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to a report in the New York Times today that Wal-Mart, the defendant in the largest gender discrimination lawsuit in history, was aware of such inequities as far back as 1995.

The report, which was conducted more than six years before the first claims were filed, was done to evaluate how vulnerable the company would be to discrimination claims. It found that not only were female employees paid less than their male counterparts, but they were also less likely to be promoted.

Washington, DC –Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) welcomed Economic Development Administration (EDA) Regional Director Willie Taylor to the 3rd district today to view and discuss several on-going economic development projects in local communities, many of which will be applying for EDA funding in the near future.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) announced today that the Waterbury and West Haven Housing Authorities have been awarded HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers. The Waterbury Housing Authority will receive $188,526, and the West Haven Housing Authority will receive $196,470, part of $58,627,081 in housing support for homeless veterans being awarded nationwide.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) praised the passage today of the FY2011 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which will make significant investments in all aspects of our nation's military. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives today by a vote of 229 to 186.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) and Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) introduced the Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010 today, which will help provide accurate, evidence-based information to pregnant and breast-feeding women about medications, chemical exposures, foodborne illness and other exposures associated with birth defects or health risks to a breastfed infant.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) lauded the passage of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which will require the Department of Defense to conduct an assessment of any unfair competitive advantage and take into consideration those unfair advantages when awarding contracts for major defense acquisition programs.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) commended Wellpoint, Inc. for its announcement that starting July 1, 2010, it will guarantee a minimum 48-hour hospital stay as a standard clinical benefit to all patients with breast cancer who have mastectomies.

With an estimated 192,370 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women expected this year, this guarantee will enable women, along with their physicians, to determine the appropriate length of hospital stay for them.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) sent letters to Wellpoint, Inc. America's Health Insurance Plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and other national health insurance companies today, urging them to guarantee 48-hour hospital stays to patients with breast cancer who have mastectomies, if they do not already have such a policy in place. Currently, 20 states have such laws that prevent women being forced to leave the hospital sometimes only hours after surgery, a practice known as a ‘drive thru mastectomy.'