112th Congress
Highlights Importance of Microbiological Data Program
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) released the following statement today on a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall of possibly contaminated cantaloupes. Samples of the fruit shipped to New York State and Maine from North Carolina tested positive for Listeria. The Microbiological Data Program (MDP) identified the contaminated melons, just weeks after Administration officials announced the program, which had been in danger of closing, will be funded through the end of the year.
Call for Action on Legislation to Aid Middle-Class, Working Families
Domenic Rotolo Served as Radio Operator in the Pacific
Stratford, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) recently honored World War II veteran and Stratford resident Domenic Rotolo with the medals he never received for his wartime service. Rotolo served in the Army from May 1943 to January 1946 and was stationed in the Pacific as a radio operator.
Middletown Company is Adding Jobs, Expanding into Exports
Middletown, CT—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) visited Test Logic, Inc. in Middletown today to highlight the importance of manufacturing to Connecticut’s economic growth.
Report Sheds Light on GOP Funding Bill That Will Never Get Full Airing
Would Improve Air Quality, Public Health
WASHINGTON, DC—Connecticut Representatives Rosa DeLauro and John Larson introduced legislation today to reduce the levels of sulfur in heating oil. Home heating oil, used by nearly 7.5 million households (and nearly 50 percent of Connecticut households), is remarkably similar to diesel fuel, with one exception—the higher concentration of sulfur in home heating oil, as much as 130 times higher. Lowering those sulfur levels will cut down on harmful emissions in the air, benefitting public health.
Meat Shipped to Connecticut, At Least 6 Other States, No CT Illnesses Reported
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) issued the following statement today regarding Cargill’s recall of fresh ground beef after a foodborne illness outbreak associated with salmonella sickened over 30 people.
Tries to Hide Their Attempts to Cut Education, Health Care from Public
Tours Stevens Manufacturing Company in Milford, Talks with Employees
Action Needed to Preserve Industry and the Long Island Sound