WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor about the importance of the Biden administration's actions to end the war in Yemen and reset the U.S.-Gulf relationship. Murphy specifically praised the administration's decision to withdraw from the military coalition in Yemen, pause arms sales t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today announced the Democratic rosters for the House Appropriations Committee's 12 subcommittees in the 117th Congress, including the Subcommittee Chairs and full Committee Vice Chair who were elected by the Committee's Democratic Members. The 12 subcommittees and their chairs are: * Agri  more

STRATFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in Stratford, Connecticut, has been awarded an additional $26,009,929 through the Department of the Army for production, engineering, and service of the Black Hawk. "Black Hawk helicopters play a critical role in helping the men and women of our armed services carry out their  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 26: * * * House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement after the Committee held a full committee briefing with agencies involved in the response to the insurrection on January 6: "The breach of the United States Capitol on January 6 was one of the darkest days in American history. Today, we learned that the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: * * * House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the executive orders President Biden is expected to sign today, among them the fulfillment of the President's promise to make Buy American a reality: "The federal government should set the standard for protecting workers and strengthening the middle class, and President Biden is taking critical steps to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: * * * Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, issued this statement on the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report that the agency misused millions in taxpayer dollars intended for the development of vaccines, drugs, and therapeutics: "No matte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), incoming Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, led every Democrat in Congress in reintroducing the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963, help eliminate the gender wage gap, and guarantee that women can challeng  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Save Education Jobs Act of 2021, legislation to save nearly 4 million education jobs, spur economic growth in the midst of an economic crisis, and help mitigate the impacts of students' learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Connecticut Education Association, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Connecticut, and Sandy Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement on his selection to chair the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy of the House Financial Services Committee. "I am honored to be selected by my colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee and Chairwoman Waters to serve as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Devel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) cosponsored Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro's (CT-03) Paycheck Fairness Act, which would strengthen the 1963 Equal Pay Act and close loopholes in the law to end the wage gap. DeLauro has introduced this legislation every Congress since 1997. "Equal pay for equal work is long overdue in America. "That's why I'm incredibly proud to support the Paycheck Fairness Act,  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) reiterated the need for Congress to prevent an unintended and unanticipated Social Security benefit reduction - caused by the pandemic recession -- that will affect certain beneficiaries, after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated estimate of this effect. As a result of the COVID-19 econom  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following joint statement on Jan. 28, 2021, with Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California: * * * House Appropriations Committee and Labor-Education-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chair Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) released the following statement on President Biden's executive actions promoting reproductive health in the United States and around t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following joint statement on Jan. 28, 2021, with Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California: * * * House Appropriations Committee and Labor-Education-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chair Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) released the following statement on President Biden's executive actions promoting reproductiv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday announced his plans to reintroduce his legislation that will create jobs across Connecticut and the United States, and support U.S. manufacturers when competing for federal contracts against foreign companies. The 21st Century Buy American Act specifically strengthens American laws that would ensure the government prioritizes American-made goods, and wo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 26: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. "Today is a very good day for the future of America's role abroad. With Tony Blinken leading the State Department, we have an experienced, respecte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday asked President Biden's nominee to be the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, about the imperative to end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and specifically replace an outdated United Nations Security Council resolution that has constrained n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following op-ed published on Yahoo Sports.com: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday published an op-ed in Yahoo Sports on the ways in which COVID-19 have exposed the inherent inequities in college sports and lays out the legislative ideas to allow for college athletes to make money off their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), as  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 27: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement praising President Joe Biden's executive actions to address the climate crisis: "The planet is in crisis, we don't have time to waste, and President Biden understands this. Today's executive actions will hold polluters accountable and prioritize a clean energy future. But executive actions cannot suffice.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 25: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday released the following statement praising President Joe Biden's Executive Order to strengthen opportunities to Buy American: "As a long time champion for the Buy American movement with the introduction of the 21st Century Buy American Act, the actions taken by President Biden today are a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on President Biden's freezing of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: "Saudi Arabia and the UAE are important partners, but our recent dizzying pace of arms sales to these nations has not made the United States or the region safer, and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday applauded President Joe Biden's Executive Order invoking the Defense Production Act to direct federal agencies and private industry to speed production and distribution of a vaccine and other medical supplies to combat COVID-19: "We are in the middle of a national emergenc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-Nev.) in announcing the reintroduction of the Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act, legislation to put Congress on a fiscally-responsible path to fully fund Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy , Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rick Scott (R-Fl.) reintroduced the bipartisan American Security Drone Act for the 117th Congress. Senator Scott's American Security Drone Act works to prohibit the U.S. Government from purchasing drones manufactured in countries identified as national security threats, like Iran and Communist China. The American Security Drone Act, whic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and senate colleagues joined Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) in re-introducing legislation to grant Washington, D.C. statehood. The bill was first introduced in 2013, would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state, finally give its citizens full representation in Congress, and also ensure that the citizens and elected leaders of the Dis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) reintroduced legislation to reverse a damaging rule change made by the Trump administration that increased out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans and made fewer Americans eligible for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) premium tax credits, while also causing those who are eligible to receive less in tax credit sup  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to study and address how social, environmental, and economic conditions exacerbate health inequities for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and people of color. These conditions, known as social determinants of health (SDOH), are the result of institutional racism embedded in our society including in housing, employment, ed  more