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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) issued the following statement on her meetings this week in Israel and the West Bank with Israel's Minister of Defense Ehud Barak and President Shimon Peres, as well as the Palestinian Negotiation Support Unit and other representatives of the Palestinian Authority.

$225,000 Grant to Crime Reduction and Quality of Life Improvement Project

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today heralded the announcement by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance that $225,000 in Recovery Act funds will be made available to the City of West Haven for the Crime Reduction and Quality of Life Improvement Project.

A liberal lion to the last, Senator Ted Kennedy was an inspiration to me, as he was to so many of my colleagues in Congress on both sides of the aisle. For over forty years, he served the people of Massachusetts and this nation with elegance, distinction, wit, and a fervent commitment to do right by the least fortunate among us. He was a beacon of courage and compassion for all of us to steer by.

$18.8 Million Grant Going to Rail Yard Expansion; Station Improvement

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today heralded the announcement by the Department of Transportation that $18.8 million in Recovery Act funding has been made available to the state of Connecticut for rail yard and parking expansion and station improvement in New Haven and Branford.

Connecticut Hospitals to Benefit from Recovery Act Funding

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today heralded the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that $13.4 million in Recovery Act funding has been made available for loan repayments to nurses who agree to practice in facilities with critical shortages and for schools of nursing to provide loans to students who will become nurse faculty.

Underscores unacceptability of status-quo, reinforces urgent need for health reform

New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) reiterated the urgent need for health care reform as a new report showing family health care premiums rose almost 7.4 times faster than earnings for Connecticut's workers between 2000 and 2009 was released by Families USA. Further, the report, "Costly Coverage: Premiums Outpace Paychecks In Connecticut," found that in the 10-year period, family health insurance premiums rose by 95.9 percent, while median earnings rose by only 13.0 percent.

New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement on the passing of Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

"I am deeply saddened by the passing of Eunice Kennedy Shriver early this morning. She was an extraordinary woman who accomplished so much for men and women with intellectual disabilities and others in need. Eunice illuminated the world with her dedication, her bravery and her vision. Her death is a loss to the entire nation and we will miss her deeply. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Kennedy and Shriver families at this difficult time." 

New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) praised the work of the Agricultural Research Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which released the findings of a six-year study – part of the Northeast Areawide Tick Control Project – showing that a device called the "4-poster" Deer Treatment Bait Station is highly effective at reducing the number of ticks infected with the Lyme disease bacterium.