112th Congress
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives today in opposition to H.R. 3, which will restrict women's access to health care services.
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Legislation attacking the Affordable Care Act passed the House 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 passage by the House of Representatives of H.R. 1213, which will repeal grants to states, including one received by Connecticut, to help establish new health insurance marketplaces that would enable consumers and small businesses to choose their own private health insurance plans.
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 reaction to President Obama's announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed by American forces.
Proposed cuts would lead to higher costs, less services, and breaking our promise to generations of Americans
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3) visited Tower One/Tower East today and held a discussion about the changes made to Medicare and Medicaid in the recently passed House Republican budget for 2012 and the impact it will have on seniors in Connecticut.
New Haven, CT— Congresswoman Rosa L.DeLauro (CT-3) announced a grant from the Department of Housing andUrban Development to Columbus House, a non-profit based in New Haventhat provides meals, housing, support programs, and job trainingservices to the local homeless and disadvantaged population.
The grant is part of the Continuum ofCare Homeless Assistance awards, which provides funding for assistanceprograms for homeless persons including transitional and permanenthousing, and supportive services.
Proposed changes will help to address growing childhood obesity epidemic
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the new guidelines on marketing healthier food to children proposed by the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children today.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, along with 40 of her colleagues in the House of Representatives, sent a letter to President Obama today asking him to not to seek advice on corporate tax reform from the heads of multinational corporations that pursue strategies to avoid U.S. taxes.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement in reaction to the passage by the House of Representatives of Rep. Paul Ryan's spending bill for FY2012.
Miller, DeLauro Condemn GOP Attacks on Pell
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thousands of students in every Congressional district will use a Pell Grant to help pay for college in the upcoming school year, according to new data released today. Under the Democratic majority, the Pell Grant increased to its highest level ever. Beginning in 2014, the grant will keep up with rising costs-of-living being indexed to the Consumer Price Index. In U.S. Rep. George Miller’s (D-CA) district, 17,197 are expected to receive a Pell Grant in the 2011-2012 school year.
Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Ranking Member on the Labor, Education, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, sent a letter to Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to express her concern about the approval process for medical devices.