Rosa Delauro

Lessons of MF Global: Stop Starving the Regulators, Especially the CFTC

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Rosa DeLauro, Gary Gensler Chairman CFTC, Peter Welch, Cftc, Leonard Boswell, MF Global, Politics News

Anyone who thinks we've shut the barn door on misdeeds in the financial, commodities and futures markets apparently has never heard of the latest debacle, MF Global. The clarion call that arose out of the 2008 meltdown is still pealing.

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Gender War Over Birth Control Boosts Democratic Campaigns

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.21.2012

Where are the women? The question, posed by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) to an all-male panel at Thursday's House Oversight Committee hearing on a...

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OK White House, Now Give Consumers Some Quality Time to Talk Health Care

Wendell Potter | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Jay Rockefeller, Obamacare, Health Care Reform, Rosa DeLauro, Hhs, Cigna, Aetna, Cass Sunstein, Medical-Loss Ratio, Mlr, Politics News

The administration should pay far more attention to what they have to say than to executives and lobbyists for Aetna and the rest of the industry who, take it from me, are more interested in their own best interests than in their customers.

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Iran Threat Reduction Act Actually Enhances Threat of War

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Ed Markey, Ben Ray Lujan, Yvette Clark, Sam Farr, John Lewis, Barney Frank, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Obama Administration, Diplomacy, Karen Bass, Janice Hahn, Laura Richardson, Chaka Fattah, Jared Polis, Jerrold Nadler, Emmanuel Cleaver, Iran, Frederica Wilso, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Hank Johnson, Jr., Rosa DeLauro, David Cicilline, Elijah Cummings, Steve Cohen, Charles Rangel, Corrine Brown, Iran Sanctions, Michael Honda, Jesse Jackson, Bob Filner, Carolyn Maloney, Frank Pallone, William Clay, Jan Schakowsky, Peter Welch, Linda Sanchez, Marcy Kaptur, Peter DeFazio, Robert Brady, Mazie Hirono, David Loebsack, Louise Slaughter, World News

Never in the history of this country has Congress ever restricted the right of the White House or State Department to meet with representatives of a foreign state, even in wartime. If this measure passes, it will establish a dangerous precedent.

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Labor Advocates Won't Let Up Against Jobless Discrimination

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: National Employment Law Project, indeed.com, Video, Fair Employment Act 2011, Unemployment, Richard Blumenthal, Unemployment Rate, Sherrod Brown, Careerbuilder, Rosa DeLauro, Monster.com, Kirsten Gillibrand, Unemployment Discrimination, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- For the past several months one labor advocacy group has continuously hammered companies that list job postings discriminating against t...

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Who's Afraid To Hire The Unemployed?

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: National Employment Law Project, Recruitment Agencies, Cracker Barrel, Unemployment, Golden Corral, Richard Blumenthal, Sherrod Brown, Hank Johnson, Economy, Rosa DeLauro, 112th Congress, Kirsten Gillibrand, Unemployment Discrimination, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Job advertisements that require applicants to be "currently employed" are easy to find online. Yet attempts to trace the origins of such...

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Barney Frank: Partisan Meddling Watered Down Financial Reform

Patch | Anthony Karge | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Rosa DeLauro, Dodd-Frank Bill, Frank Financial Reform, Dodd-Frank, Frank Financial Regulation, Barney Frank Financial Reform, Barney Frank Financial Regulation, Wall Street Reform, Financial Reform, Barney Frank Wall Street, Barney Frank, Financial Regulation, Politics News

Despite more than 2,000 pages in legislation aiming to regulate Wall Street, Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank said the legislation doesn't do en...

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Corporate Tax Holiday Could Create Infrastructure Bank -- But Devil Is In The Details

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Infrastructure Bank, Chuck Schumer, Infrastructure, Rahm Emanuel, Corporate-Income-Tax, Tax Holiday, Rosa DeLauro, Repatriation Tax Holiday, Andy Stern, Business News

Rahm Emanuel has a proposition. A grand one, for big business, big unions, and Congress: let a corporate income tax holiday pay for a national infrast...

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GOP Cuts Food Assistance For Low-Income Families While Protecting Azaleas

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: House Appropriations Committee, Azaleas, Women Infants Children, Boxwoods, Jack Kingston, Agriculture, Food Assistance, Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations Bill, Rosa DeLauro, 112th Congress, Wic Program, National Arboretum, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- If you're an azalea at the National Arboretum, you're in luck -- a Republican on the House Appropriations Committee is looking out for y...

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Rebuilding America Is Job One

Will Marshall | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Investments, U.S. Economy, Congress, Modern Infrastructure, Jobs, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barack Obama, Infrastructure, High-Speed Rail, John Kerry, Mark Warner, Rosa DeLauro, Budget Deficit, China, Productivity, Department of Transportation, Politics News

A big national push to build modern infrastructure will ensure America's return to being an engine of production. That's why Congress needs to make room for a National Infrastructure Bank to rebuild America.

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When Will Employers Stop Treating Women Like Second Class Citizens?

Debbie Hines | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Salary, Sex Discrimination, Equal Pay, Paycheck Fairness Act, Woman's Wages, Rosa DeLauro, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Equal Pay Day, Fair Pay Act of 2011, Senator Tom Harkin, Wage Discrimination, Wal-Mart v. Dukes, Business News

With women making up roughly 46% of the US working population, it's a wonder why women earn less. We have come a long way, but still have got a long way to go to equal a man's paycheck.

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Education and Women's Health Care: Investments in the Future We Can't Afford to Cut

Michael Roth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Aid, Rosa DeLauro, Wesleyan University, Planned Parenthood, Richard Blumenthal, Pell Grants, Politics News

This past weekend Wesleyan University was visited by two of leaders in Washington, Although their topics seemed very different, by the end of the weekend I began to think they were in fact closely intertwined.

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Connecticut Dems Speak Bluntly About Race To Replace Lieberman

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Lieberman Resign, Joe Lieberman May Resign, Joseph Lieberman, Delauro Lieberman, Murphy Lieberman, Joe Lieberman 2012, 2012, Courtney Lieberman, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro, Joe Lieberman, 2012 Connecticut Senate Race, 2012 Connecticut, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Just hours after Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) formally announced he would not run for reelection in 2012, those with an eye on his se...

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Top 5 to Watch in 2011: Infrastructure Leaders

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Treasury Department, p3s, Antonio Villaraigosa, National Infrastructure Bank, Michael Bloomberg, Transportation, Department of Commerce, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Rick Perry, Department of Homeland Security, Andrew Cuomo, Rick Scott, Infrastructure, Barbara Boxer, Rahm Emanuel, Public-Private-Partnerships, John Kerry, Dave Camp, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Brown, Nathan Deal, John Mica, Rosa DeLauro, Department of Energy, Water, John Hickenlooper, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, Business News

1. Bellwether Members of Congress - Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Rep. John Mica (...

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Top 10 List for 2010: Infrastructure

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Building Americas Future, p3s, Felix Rohatyn, Infrastructure Bank, Afl-Cio, National Construction Alliance, Campaign for America's Future, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Barack Obama, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chris Matthews, Sputnik, Hardball, Infrastructure, Ed Rendell, Rachel Maddow, Public-Private-Partnerships, John Kerry, Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, Policy Link, Bernard Schwartz, Rosa DeLauro, Stimulus Act, BLS Investments, US Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina, Seiu, Business News

1. Top Huffington Post Blog Chris Matthews: "Infrastructure as Monument" 2. Top Presidential Speech President Obama: "Our Generation's Sputnik Mome...

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Obama's Bipartisan Investment Strategy

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rustbelt, Felix Rohatyn, Infrastructure Bank, Building America's Future, Clean Energy, Winston-Salem, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Palin, Forsyth Technical Community College, Infrastructure, Ed Rendell, John Kerry, General Motors Assembly Plant, David Brooks, Nancy Pelosi, John Mica, Rosa DeLauro, Rick Perry, US Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina, Janesville, Michael Bloomberg, Reagan Revolution, Afl-Cio, Bipartisan, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Transportation, Mortgage Crisis, Public-Private-Partnerships, Sputnik, Wisconsin, Bernard Schwartz, p3s, Jeb Bush, Seiu, Business News

Obama spoke yesterday about the costs of the displacement of manufacturing and textiles. Both were caused by the decades-long Reagan Revolution led divestment from America -- not the last several years.

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House To Vote Wednesday On Child Nutrition Bill, Cuts To Food Stamps Possible

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) were joined by other Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday in calling ...

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Promoting Infrastructure Investment on the Cheap

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Lazard, Charlie Rose, p3s, Michael Bloomberg, Morning Joe, Felix Rohatyn, Building America's Future, Infrastructure Bank, Clean Energy, Afl-Cio, Texas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Transportation, Public-Private-Partnerships, Msnbc, Infrastructure, Joe Scarborough, Ed Rendell, John Kerry, Bernard Schwartz, Rosa DeLauro, BLS Investments, Rick Perry, Mika Brzezinski, US Chamber of Commerce, Seiu, Business News

If members of Congress vote on their policy preferences instead of politics, the National Infrastructure Bank will enjoy broad-based bipartisan support in the New Year.

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Nancy Pelosi Responds To George W. Bush On Social Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rosa DeLauro, Bush Social Security, Congress Women, Social Security, George Bush Social Security, Nancy Pelosi, George Bush, Pelosi Bush Social Security, Pelosi Bush, George Bush Legacy, Politics News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was extremely pleased with President Bush's latest revelation that his biggest failure in office was not passing...

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An Infrastructure Bank: Reinvesting in America

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Labor Day, Clean Energy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wall Street Journal, Infrastructure, Ed Rendell, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Economic Stimulus Package, General Motors, Bailout, Janesville-Wisconsin, Rosa DeLauro, Broadband, Financial Regulation, Pension Funds, Batteries, Building Americas Future, Build America Bonds, p3s, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Michael Bloomberg, Christopher Dodd, Livable Communities, Chuck Hagel, San Francisco Bay Bridge, Barack Obama, American Society of Civil Engineers, Transportation, Iraq War, Public-Private-Partnerships, Labor Union, Milwaukee, Warren Buffett, High Speed Rail, McKinsey Global Institute, Politics News

On Labor Day, President Obama announced a National Infrastructure Bank to direct our reinvestment in American infrastructure. In doing so, he returned...

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Looking Behind the Numbers of House Afghanistan Vote

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Larson, Appropriations, Nancy Pelosi, War, Norm Dicks, Rosa DeLauro, Afghanistan, Obama, George Miller, Supplemental, Carl Levin, Jim Moran, Politics News

This week, The US House of Representatives failed to represent the majority of Americans who believe we should end the US led military occupation of Afghanistan.

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It's National Pay Equity Day: Make Paycheck Fairness the Law

Rep. Rosa DeLauro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Labor, Women's Issues, Pay Equity, Rosa DeLauro, Equal Pay Day, Equal Pay Act, Equal Pay, Equal Pay for Women, Politics News

Let us finally ensure that America's women -- now half of the nation's workforce -- are treated as fairly and equitably as the other half. Let's give real teeth to the Equal Pay Act at last.

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New Study: Increased Food Inspection Will Save Billions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Huffpolitics, Food and Drug Administration, Rosa DeLauro, Make Our Foods Safe Coalition, Food Safety, Recall, Fda, Politics News

The costs associated with tainted foods are much higher than previously thought, according a new survey by Make Our Food Safe, a coalition of public h...

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Rosa DeLauro, Key Pro-Choice Dem, Makes Case For Senate Abortion Language

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate House Abortion, Rosa Abortion, Rosa DeLauro, Delauro Abortion, Health Care Reform, Senate Abortion Language, Abortion Language Health Care, Politics News

A key pro-choice House Democrat, working on health care in Congress, hinted on Monday that said she might be willing to support the Senate's abortion ...

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Big Ag Takes Aim at Cuban Embargo

Barth Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kansas, Fidel Castro, Cuban Embargo, Jerry Moran, Agriculture, Rosa DeLauro, Collin Peterson, Cuba, Barack Obama, Politics News

You have to give Big Ag its due: Big Soy and friends are pushing hard to end the ridiculous US embargo of Cuba.

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