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January 30, 2009

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) issued the following statement on the announcement that the Department of Justice and the Food and Drug Administration will launch a criminal investigation into Peanut Corporation of America and its Blakely, Georgia plant, which has been tied to a Salmonella outbreak that has killed eight and sickened more than 500 people.

January 30, 2009

Washington, D.C. – Nearly 50 Catholic Members of Congress wrote to Pope Benedict XVI to urge his direct repudiation of Bishop Richard Williamson's public denial that the Holocaust occurred.

Below is the text of the letter.

January 29, 2009

His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI Apostolic Palace 00120, Vatican City State, Europe

January 30, 2009

Contact: Adriana Surfas (w/DeLauro) – 202-225-3661

Erica Chabot (w/Leahy) – 202-224-7703

January 30, 2009

Contact: Adriana Surfas (DeLauro) 202-225-3661

Bryan DeAngelis (Dodd) 202-224-5372

Erika Masonhall (Lieberman), 202-224-4041

Brian Farber (Courtney), 202-225-2076

Kristen Bossi (Murphy), 202-225-4476

Elizabeth Kerr (Himes), 202-225-5541

January 29, 2009

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) issued the following statement on visiting the White House to witness President Barrack Obama signing into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

January 28, 2009

Washington, DC – Recognizing the need for bold action in response to the economic crisis, Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) highlighted the critical need for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

January 28, 2009

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) issued the following statement regarding the ongoing investigation into Peanut Corporation of America's connection to the Salmonella outbreak. A report in the Washington Post found that Peanut Corporation of America knowingly shipped out contaminated peanut butter over a dozen times in the past two years.

January 27, 2009

Bill restores worker's rights, critical 1st step to help close wage gap

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) enthusiastically joined with her colleagues to give final approval to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (S. 181) and to send the bill to President Barack Obama as one of the first major pieces of legislation he will sign into law.

January 23, 2009

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) issued the following statement on the on-going salmonella outbreak that the Food and Drug Administration recently tied to peanut butter and peanut paste from a Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Georgia.

January 22, 2009

Recommends considering alternative structures for oversight of food safety

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) issued the following statement on a new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which continues to include federal oversight of food safety as "high risk" to the economy and public health and safety.