Rosa DeLauro

DeLauro was born in New Haven County, Connecticut, and graduated from Lauralton Hall High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Marymount College and a master's degree from Columbia University. Her career experience included working as staff and campaign manager for mayor Frank Logue and U.S. Senator Christopher J. Todd and serving as executive director of Countdown '87 and EMILY's List.[1]

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The following issues were listed on DeLauro's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

Strengthening Our Economy: With unemployment rates still high in Connecticut and across the country, Rosa’s top priority is putting people back to work and creating good middle class jobs. Rosa believes in doing this while also investing in the infrastructure and green economy that will create jobs in the long-term and sustainable economic growth that allows us to compete in the global economy.

Securing Quality, Affordable Health Care for Connecticut Families: The Affordable Care Act is good for the middle class, for small businesses and for the economy, and we are a better and stronger country because of it. It ensures that Americans have access to quality, affordable health care while reducing the long-term costs of health coverage.

Keeping Families Safe: Rosa supports efforts by the Office of Homeland Security to engage local communities in this response, and has worked with emergency response teams and other community leaders in the Third District to ensure that all Connecticut families are protected.

Foreign Policy: Rosa did not support the authorization to use force in Iraq and has consistently called for a phased, responsible redeployment out of the country. She believes that our troops, along with their families, have sacrificed so much and have performed magnificently in implementing the mission they were given in Iraq. They deserve to be honored accordingly.

Protecting Connecticut Consumers and Homeowners: Rosa has long been an advocate for improved consumer safety. As Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that deals with these issues, Rosa has made enormous progress in improving food and drug safety and the safety of consumer products. In addition, she has worked to protect Connecticut consumers from the dangerous practices of banks and mortgage lenders in today’s economy.

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—Rosa DeLauro's campaign website, http://www.rosadelauro.com/record/

DeLauro's campaign website listed the following issues:[24]

Economy

Excerpt: "Rosa recognizes that true economic recovery requires addressing high unemployment and other immediate crises while investing in the infrastructure and green economy that will create jobs in the long-term. The Jobs Bill and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have helped to restore many good jobs to Connecticut, but Rosa continues to fight to make sure we do not revert back to the practices that created the current economic situation, and to ensure that our government’s economic policy benefits the families and businesses of the Third District."

Healthcare

Excerpt: "After many months of debate and more than half a century of work on the part of many presidents who tried to reform our health care system, our country finally succeeded. The health care reform bill President Obama signed into law fulfills the promise of generations of great leaders who fought to secure quality, affordable health care for all Americans."

Security

Excerpt: "Rosa believes that we must have a strong, coordinated response to threats of terrorism. She supports efforts by the Office of Homeland Security to engage local communities in this response, and has worked with emergency response teams and other community leaders in the Third District to ensure that all Connecticut families are protected."

Consumers

Excerpt: "Rosa has long been an advocate for improved consumer safety. As Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that deals with these issues, Rosa has made enormous progress in improving food and drug safety and the safety of consumer products. In addition, she has worked to protect Connecticut consumers from the dangerous practices of banks and mortgage lenders in today’s economy."

Energy

Excerpt: "Rosa believes that an environmentally sound economy can also be a robust economy. That is why she is committed to increasing access to alternative energy sources and more efficient cars and to increasing opportunities for green job creation within the state of Connecticut. In addition, Rosa believes that as stewards of this country for our children and grandchildren, we have an obligation to protect our valuable natural resources."