Disaster Relief Funds For Federal Parks, Refuges in Connecticut Finally OK-ed

By On May 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Remember the national wildlife parks and refuges off the Connecticut coast that were damaged by Storm Sandy and later embroiled in a funding fight between the state’s congressional delegation and a tea party congressman from Louisiana?

Well, $6 million in disaster relief funds needed to pay for the repairs have now been released by the U.S. Department of [...]

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Rep. DeLauro Receives ‘Champion of Science’ Award

By On May 8, 2013 · 3 Comments

A coalition of 50 research universities has cited U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro for her support of funding basic scientific research. She is among 28 members of Congress who were honored Wednesday with a “champion of science” award.

“Each of you has been a vital leader in this cause,” said Boston University President [...]

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Congressional Delegation All Together In Hartford

By On May 2, 2013 · 2 Comments

This morning in downtown Hartford:

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MoveOn to Rosa: Cut Military Spending Not Social Security

By On April 25, 2013 · 2 Comments

MoveOn, the progressive advocacy group, will hold a protest today at the New Haven headquarters of Democratic U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

The group will deliver a petition to DeLauro urging her to oppose cuts to Social Security.

“It is absurd that Social Security cuts are being considered given how bloated the Pentagon budget is,” said Megan Iorio, who [...]

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Rosa’s Papal Pix! See ‘Em Here!

By On March 20, 2013 · 7 Comments

The Third District Congresswoman was at the Vatican earlier this week. Check out the view from her lens:

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Congressional Delegation Fears Cutbacks At Tweed New Haven And Other CT Airports Are Getting Closer; Impact Could Start On April 7

By On March 6, 2013 · 4 Comments

As negotiators are still trying to reach a compromise to avoid upcoming federal budget cuts, the potential reductions are getting closer that could impact Connecticut’s six small airports.

Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks would not be cut, but the second busiest airport in the state – Tweed New Haven -and five others could be facing [...]

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Press Release Politics: CT Politicos Rule

By On March 6, 2013 · 1 Comment

This is from an analysis of the 113th Congress, which just convened, by the University of Minnesota.

Somebody tell Joe Courtney he’s not sending out enough press releases.

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Blumenthal Says Impact Of Cuts Will Come in Waves; Seeking To Avoid Tweed Airport Cuts

By On March 1, 2013 · 27 Comments

Chris Keating sends this dispatch:

NEW HAVEN – Facing possible furloughs of air traffic controllers, Connecticut’s two U. S. senators came to Tweed New Haven Airport on Friday to oppose any federal budget cuts that could hurt the airport.

The senators oppose the automatic spending cuts that are imminent across the country because of an overall lack [...]

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Rosa DeLauro’s SOTU Preview

By On February 11, 2013 · 13 Comments

Gun control, infrastructure repair, middle-class jobs and universal preschool.

Those are some of the topics U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro hopes President Obama talks about in his State of the Union speech Tuesday.

“On the issue of gun violence, it’s essentially what the president has been talking about: shutting the loopholes down, a ban on assault weapons [...]

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Rosa on Roe

By On January 22, 2013 · 4 Comments

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro sends the following thoughts on the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion:

“Forty years ago today history was made when the Supreme Court ensured that abortion would remain a safe and legal procedure for women to consider, if and when they need it.  Unfortunately, Republicans are still insisting [...]

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