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New Haven, CT - Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) issued the following statement on the announcement that Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell will veto state legislation to require major chain restaurants to publish the number of calories for each food item on their printed menus and menu boards.
DeLauro has championed similar legislation at the federal level, the Menu Education and Labeling (MEAL) Act, to require chain restaurants with 20 or more business locations to provide consumers with information on calories, sodium, saturated and trans fat, and carbohydrates.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. – 3) announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation will receive over $68.6 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for two projects – the purchase of 136 buses for six divisions of CTTransit (Hartford, Stamford, New Haven, Waterbury, New Britain, and Statewide Commuter Express) and improvements to nine Park & Ride lots located in Middletown, Columbia, Manchester, Vernon, Waterbury, Meriden, Southington, and Windsor Locks.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. – 3) announced $26.1 million in funding for affordable housing programs in Connecticut through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The new Tax Credit Assistance Program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development will allow the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority to resume funding of affordable rental housing projects across the state while stimulating employment in the construction industry.
Durham, CT – Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) focused on the plight of Connecticut's dairy farmers during a tour of the Greenbacker Dairy farm and discussion with Connecticut dairy farmers and agriculture specialists from the University of Connecticut and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. – 3) announced that Connecticut will receive $15.4 million in State Energy Program funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create or protect jobs and save energy with several projects, including in-home energy audits and the deployment of a variety of technologies, such as alternative-fuel vehicles. This is 40% of the total State Energy Program funding authorized.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. – 3) announced over $4 million for two shovel-ready habitat restoration projects in Connecticut through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
New Haven, CT – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. – 3), chairwoman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee and co-chair of the Congressional Food Safety Caucus, issued the following statement on the recall expansion, now totaling 421,000 pounds, of beef distributed by JBS Swift Beef Co. of Greeley, Colorado because of possible E. coli contamination. An investigation into 24 illnesses in multiple states, of which at least 18 seem to be connected, is on-going.
Centers in 3rd District to receive over $5.1 million
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) announced that Connecticut's community health centers will receive over $11.4 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Capital Improvement Program Grant, including more than $5.1 million for those in the 3rd District, to support critically needed investments in health center renovations, repairs and health information technology.
Will Help Revitalize Economy, Reduce Our Dependence on Foreign Oil and Reduce the Pollution that Causes Global Warming
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. – 3), chairwoman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Subcommittee, praised the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R.
(Washington, DC) –U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (NJ-12) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today successfully amended the American Clean Energy and Security Act to authorize a research program into what drives consumer actions on energy use, to provide evidence-based understanding of how to achieve wiser energy usage.