Meet Your Leaders: Rosa DeLauro

by: OrangeClouds115

Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 13:40:08 PM PDT

The reason why we care about her at the moment is because of her assignment to the Appropriations committee - the House committee that doles out the cash. Not only is she on the Appropriations committee - she heads up the subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies. That means, if we want money for something it goes through her. She also serves on the Budget committee.

Rosa cares quite a lot about food safety, as you can see from her statements here. In the past, she was also (unfortunately) supportive of the National Animal ID System (NAIS).

Contact Information
Phone: 202-225-3661 (DC); 203-562-3718 (CT)
Fax: 202-225-4890

Chief of Staff: Kevin Brennan
Scheduler: Tiavalya Jefferson
Legislative Director: Leticia Mederos
Press Secretary: Adriana Surfas

Congresspedia entry on Rosa DeLauro

Bills By Rosa DeLauro
The Food Safety Modernization Act (H.R.875)

Fund Smart Growth Partnerships

• preserve open spaces and clean up brownfields.
• provides additional federal grants to build, extend and modernize light rail, subway and other mass transit systems.
• promote sustainable, balanced commercial use of our vast system of public lands.

Promote Livable Communities

• encourage urban redevelopment, promoting mass transit, or creating incentives for communities to protect farmlands, clean up abandoned industrial sites and safeguard waterways.

Land Preservation

• preservation for open spaces and protection for natural treasures.
• support full funding for our National Parks and protect our forests
• stop commercial exploitation of environmentally sensitive land, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(ANWR)

Safeguarding Our Waterways

• we must rebuild declining fisheries and require that all fisheries be managed in a sustainable manner to prevent over-fishing.
• clean-up the Long Island Sound and provide a steady stream of funding to safeguard it for future generations.
  
• protect our watersheds by reducing non-point sources of pollution.

I'm just a little worried that those who have been funding her campaign might be confusing her a bit. Overall, agribusiness contributed $113,750 in the 2008 race (thus far). They are the 2nd highest contributor to her (by sector), second to labor.

According to on the issues, Rosa is a "hard core liberal." Her views include the following:

Rated 30% by the [U.S. Chamber of Commerce], indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Rated 100% by the [Campaign for America's Future], indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)

Rated 95% by the [League of Conservation Voters], indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)

Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)

Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)

Rated 39% by CATO, indicating a mixed record on trade issues. (Dec 2002)

Rated 100% by [the American Public Health Association], indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)

From Open Secrets, here is where she gets her cash (2008 race only):

1. Lobbyists ($48,500)
2. Crop Production & Basic Processing ($45,000)
3. Health Professionals ($41,050)
4. Lawyers/Law Firms ($34,950)
5. Building Trade Unions ($29,250)
6. Public Sector Unions ($26,000)
7. Misc Unions ($26,000)
8. Transportation Unions ($25,000)
9. Industrial Unions ($24,000)
10. Agricultural Services/Products ($23,750)
11. Dairy ($18,000)
12. Securities & Investment ($17,400)
13. Insurance ($16,600)
14. Defense Aerospace ($14,500)
15. Real Estate ($14,050)
16. Misc Issues ($13,500)
17. Democratic/Liberal ($11,300)
18. Pharmaceuticals/Health Products ($11,250)
19. Business Services ($9,800)
20. Food Processing & Sales ($9,500)