WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: The House Rules Committee today advanced the American Rescue Plan, and with it, key provisions from House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro's (CT-03) legislation, the American Family Act, to expand and improve the Child Tax Credit. "The coronavirus pandemic did not just shine a light on child poverty, it exacerbated it, and amplified the need--and the urgency--for expanding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit issued the following information for a virtual hearing entitled: "Examining Equity in Transportation Safety Enforcement" at 11 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2021: Witnesses * Larry Sandigo, Former Chair, Community Advisory Board - Maricopa County, Arizona * Lorraine Martin, President & CEO, The National Safety Council * Michelle Ramsey Hawkins, Victim/Survivor, Mothers Against Drunk Driving * Ken Baro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit issued the following testimony by Ken Barone, project manager with the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at Central Connecticut State University, as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "Examining Equity in Transportation Safety Enforcement" on Feb. 24, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the committee examines equity in transportation safety and co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, re-introduced legislation to the 117th Congress today that would curb the rising rates of workplace violence facing health care and social service employees such as nurses, emergency responders, medical assistants, physicians, and social workers. The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Servi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today announced that the House will accept Member requests for Community Project Funding in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year. "Members want Congress to help their communities, particularly now as the pandemic exposed so many inequalities and needs," Chair DeLauro said.   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2021: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today announced $552,500 in federal grants for NeighborWorks affordable housing developments in Connecticut's Third Congressional District. Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven, Inc., (NHS) and Mutual Housing Association of South Central Connecticut, Inc., will receive $290,000 and $262,500, respectively. The   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: * * * House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on President Biden's Executive Order to launch a comprehensive review of the U.S. supply chains and identify ways to protect against risks and vulnerabilities exposed by COVID-19: "I applaud President Biden for taking this critical step to conduct a holistic, 100-day review of America's supply chain. These   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statement following the passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act. This historic legislation extends full anti-discrimination protections under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to LGBTQ+ Americans. "We must ensure that all Americans, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation, are able to enjoy full civil rights as Americans," s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined Representatives Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Alma Adams (NC-12) to reintroduce the Teacher Diversity and Retention Act to invest in and expand the United States' diverse teacher workforce. This bill would authorize two grant programs to fortify teacher recruitment and training programs. The first would provide an infusion   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin accepting Paycheck Protection Program applications from small businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees. This two-week, special-application period will ensure that federal assistance is prioritized for the businesses and nonprofits that are most in need. The Paycheck Protection Progr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) chaired a hearing of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy of the House Committee on Financial Services. On January 6, 2021 a mob of armed insurrectionists descended on the United States Capitol with the goal of disrupting the Congressional certification of the 2020 Presidential election. Members of Congress were hunted, and memb  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for legislation to ensure LGBTQ+ Americans are guaranteed full protections under the law. "LGBTQ+ Americans still face discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, education, and employment," said Larson. "These Americans deserve to enjoy the same rights and protections as all other Americans. We will not have full equality in this countr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Jimmy Panetta (CA-38), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Ron Estes (KS-04), Darin LaHood (IL-18), and Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. "Jobs across the nation and Connecticut are driven by innovative research and development. That's why I was proud to have led the effort to enact a permanent extension of the R&D tax credit in 20  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2021: Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and local fire chiefs announced the enactment of the Volunteer Responders Incentive Act (VRIPA). VRIPA exempts from taxation local property tax reductions and up to $600 in other recruitment and retention benefits volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel receive from their communities. VRIPA was made permanent as part   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John B. Larson (D-Connecticut), along with Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), Jimmy Panetta (D-California) and Suzan DelBene (D-Washington), reintroduced the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (AICA). "As we reopen America, I'm confident the resilience of American workers and entrepreneurs will help our economy recover," said Rep. Estes. "Permanen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the Clean School Bus Act, which would create a new program providing $1 billion dollars over 5 years to replace diesel school buses with electric ones. The bill is co-led by Representative Tony Cardenas (CA-29). In the Senate, the bill is led by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) and Patty Murray (WA). Every day, more than 25 million children, and thousa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (CT-01), Antonio Delgado (NY-19), and Brian Higgins (NY-26) reintroduced the Medicare-X Choice Act, legislation to create a public option health plan available for purchase on the individual and small business exchanges. Senators Michael Bennet (CO) and Tim Kaine (VA) introduced the bill in the Senate. The bill would combine Medicare physician networks and reimbursem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representatives Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) and Mark Green (R-TN) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan K2 Veterans Care Act. This legislation would establish a "presumption of service connection" for the veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base (K2) in Uzbekistan and who have since been diagnosed with toxi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following transcript of an interview with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Thursday joined MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss the forthcoming release of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- 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, asked President Biden's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, during his confirmation hearing about pricing transparency in our health care system and mental health parity. "We have a great bipartisan coalition on [mental health parity]  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday asked President Biden's nominees to serve as the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, about the need for vaccine equity and opportunities for summer programs that address social, emotional, and educatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced his membership in the Congressional America 250 Caucus, a bipartisan, bicameral body that will promote the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding. The Caucus works closely with the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, a nonpartisan federal commemorative commission established by Congress that is charged with planning the overall program for the natio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Friday released the following statement on the Biden administration's response to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi: "The Biden administration is finally ending one of President Trump's greatest cover-ups. By making the Saudi Crown Prince's in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Friday released a statement following U.S. airstrikes in Syria: "The strikes by Iranian-backed militias on bases in Iraq hosting U.S. troops are unacceptable, and the president unquestionably has the right to defend our nation and our arme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released the following statement after the United States surpassed 500,000 deaths related to COVID-19: "This is a devastating moment for our nation and one that was completely preventable. No other country has had to bury as many people as the United States. My heart breaks for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have lost someo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following op-ed to Foreign Affairs: * * * Murphy Op-Ed in Foreign Affairs: We Need to Reset America's Policy Towards the Gulf States U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, authored an op-ed in Foreign Affairs making the case that U.S. Gulf policy no longer aligns with our interests, and President Biden should reset U.S. relationships with the Gulf states in a way th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- 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 Pension Committee, on Monday sent a letter to the Biden administration's COVID-19 Taskforce to request that federal contracts to produce critical medical supplies include small and medium businesses. Murphy has heard from a number of manufacturers in Connecticut who are eager to aid our nation's response t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), all members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week reintroduced the Libya Stabilization Act to advance a peaceful, diplomatic resolution to the conflict in Libya. The Libya Stabilization Act sanctions those who commit human rights violations, sup  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on F  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) announced today they will be introducing the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities (LINC) to Address Social Needs Act, legislation that would offer grants to states to establish statewide or regional partnerships to bette  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Thursday reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act, bipartisan legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements that negatively impact American workers. U.S. Representative Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced the legislation in the U.S House of Representatives. Murphy and Young are joined by U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D  more