112th Congress
Washington, DC— Congresswoman RosaDeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, andHuman Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the followingstatement today in response to the recall of all Papayas imported fromMexico by Agromod Produce, Inc. of McAllen, Texas due to potentialSalmonella contamination. Currently, there are 97 cases of Salmonellapoisoning across 23 states, including 10 hospitalizations that arepossibly linked to these Papayas.
Fights Republican efforts to undercut Consumer Finance Protection Agency
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives today during the debate of H.R. 1315, the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act.
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Washington, DC— Representatives RosaDeLauro (CT-3) and Lois Capps (CA-23) applauded a new report released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) advocating that contraception services, supplies education and counseling be included in the comprehensivepreventive care guidelines under the Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act (ACA).
Cut, Cap, and Balance Act will destroy job growth, opportunities for middle class
Washington, DC—Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives today during the debate on the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act.
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Washington, DC— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Chris Murphy (CT-5) announced a $160,866 Housing and Urban Development- Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) award to the Waterbury Housing Association today.
Washington, DC—Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement by Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) that it will begin testing for an additional six strains of E. coli currently not required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, made the following remarks on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives today during the debate on the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.
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Introduce legislation to prevent discrimination against unemployed workers
New Haven, CT— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Hank Johnson (GA-4) introduced the Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 today, which would prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against unemployed job-seekers by refusing to consider them for employment.
New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Wallingford Mayor William Dickinson, representatives from theU.S. Department of Commerce, and the leaders of I2S, a Wallingford-based manufacturer, announced a $23 million dollar export deal today.
Defense Appropriations bill also includes Sikorsky and Pratt contracts
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, voted in support of the final passage of the FY 2012 Defense Appropriations Bill today, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 336- 87.
Congresswoman DeLauro praised the inclusion of funding for programs that maintain and create jobs in the third Congressional District, and released the following statement: