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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) announced $212,000 to repair the aging sea wall of the Outer Island through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Outer Island, the farthest of the Thimble Islands in Branford, is an outdoor classroom for the Connecticut State University and is part of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) issued the following statement on the decision by the Defense Department's Office of the Inspector General to withdraw a report it issued regarding the Pentagon's propaganda program revealed last year.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) announced nearly $850,000 for Yale University and the University of Connecticut through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for medical research. The National Institute of Health directs funding to projects that focus on basic research to improve the quality of life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) issued the following statement on the Obama's Administration's announcement of efforts to reform the tax code to curb the abuse of offshore tax shelters and eliminate tax incentives for shifting jobs overseas. Earlier this year, DeLauro, with Congressman Lloyd Doggett, re-introduced the Stop Tax Haven Abuses Act (H.R.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) announced that the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University will receive a federal grant of $149,282 through the Institute of Museum and Library Services to conserve and rehouse approximately 7,600 specimens in the Vertebrate Paleontology Fossil Fish collection.

New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) issued the following statement on confirmation that a Connecticut resident tested positive for influenza A H1N1.

New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) held a forum on the new GI Bill to discuss the benefits, eligibility, and access for veterans. Joining DeLauro were Jack Mordente, Director of Veterans Affairs at Southern Connecticut State University, Gerry Jacques of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Education, and Cheryl Norton, President of SCSU.

Common sense reform to protect families from abusive credit card practices

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) joined with colleagues to pass the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights (H.R. 627), of which she is an original cosponsor, to provide critical protections against unreasonable, but common, credit card practices.