112th Congress

New Haven, CT - Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement today in response to Education Secretary Duncan's announcement that $133 million of this year's Race to the Top funds will be used to provide Early Learning Challenge grants to five states. These awards build upon the nine Early Learning Challenge grants awarded in 2011.

Washington, DC— Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Vilsack to label mechanically tenderized beef products to better protect the public from foodborne illness. A 2008 USDA study indicated that approximately 50 million pounds of mechanically tenderized beef products were sold every month.

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to today's U.S. Department of Agriculture report: "Alleviating Poverty in the United States: The Critical Role of SNAP Benefits."

New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the recent decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to award a $2.9 million Public Assistance grant to the Town of Milford. The funds will be used to repair the stone revetment protecting the Trumbull Ave. public roadway, which was dislodged by the strong surge tides and wave energy accompanying Tropical Storm Irene. The federal share of assistance is 75% of the total cost of the Trumbull Ave. revetment.

New Haven, CT — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) led a panel discussion this morning at Quinnipiac University on the challenges women face in achieving economic security in America today. Participants included Teresa Younger, Director of the Connecticut General Assembly's Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW), Joyce Jacobson, Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University and author of The Economics of Gender, and Jen Sacco, Assistant Professor of Political Science and head of the women's studies program at Quinnipiac.

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, today presided over a special hearing on the question of curbing rampant oil speculation. The witnesses at today's hearing were Eugene Guilford, Executive Director of the Connecticut Independent Petroleum Association, and Michael Greenberger, Professor at the Center of Health and Homeland Security at the University of Maryland Law School.

New Haven, CT — During a visit with seniors today at Ashlar Village in Wallingford, Connecticut, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, highlighted the threats posed by the recently-passed House Majority budget to Medicare and health care for seniors.

Under Ryan Plan, Millions of Middle-Class, Working Families to Lose Food Stamp Benefits, Go Hungry

New Haven, CT — At a press conference today with local anti-hunger leaders and advocates from the Connecticut's Third District, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, highlighted the profound impact the recently released Ryan-Republican budget would have on federal anti-hunger efforts.