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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) released the following statements today on the Joint Economic Committee's (JEC) report on paid sick leave. The JEC's report finds that enacting the Healthy Families Act—introduced in Senate by Senator Ted Kennedy and Dodd and introduced in the House by Congresswoman DeLauro—would provide paid sick leave to at least 30.3 million American workers, including 5.9 million workers in the food service and preparation industry.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), chairwoman of the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following opening statement during a subcommittee hearing at which FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg testified.

Below is the text of DeLauro's opening statement (as prepared for delivery).

The hearing is called to order.

Washington, DC- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement in response to Northrop Grumman's announcement that they will not submit a bid to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force:

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement in response to the report issued today by the Center for American Progress, Our Working Nation: How Working Women are Reshaping America's Families and Economy and What it Means for Policymakers:

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today praised the award of $7,000,000 in federal stimulus funds to Connecticut to upgrade 37 buses from conventional fuel systems to energy- efficient hybrids.

Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this Transit Investments for Green Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant will enable the Connecticut Department of Transportation to save approximately 25,000 gallons of fuel over the lifetime of each bus, and will drastically reduce emissions.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the recall announced by the FDA of hydrolyzed vegetable protein, an ingredient commonly used in processed food:

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) joined with 21 of her Congressional colleagues today to introduce the Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010. This legislation will establish a process to review health insurance companies' proposed premium rate increases and would protect consumers against increases deemed to be unfair.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement today in response to the Race to the Top funding finalists announced today: