WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: * * * House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor's announcement that, effective May 6, 2021, it will maintain workers' rights to the minimum wage and overtime compensation protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act: "Countless workers are in jobs that do not pay them enough to live on, putting in long hours and working for a  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 4, 2021: Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), held a press conference to discuss their recent meeting with White House COVID-19 czar Jeffrey Zients and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. During that meeting, they presented a letter signed by 110 Democratic House members callin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 6 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and the Ways and Means Committee voted to report H.R. 2954, the "Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021" favorably out of committee. Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB4rpEd4XDI) to view Larson's remarks. "The Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 shows what Congress is capable of when we work in a bipartisan fashion and focus on solutions. The pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: The co-chairs of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Caucus announced strong, bipartisan support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The co-chairs led an appropriations and authorization request urging continued support for the F-35 program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The letter emphasized the critical need to maintain course towards full rate production and an increased investment to address sustainment  more

SPRINGFIELD, May 7 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: A new report commissioned by the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) - in consultation with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) - has found a nearly 10 to 1 return on investments in passenger rail between New Haven and Worcester via the Hartford-Springfield Metro Area. Congressmen John B. Larson (CT-01) and Richard E. Neal (MA-01) joined the heads of the two agencies at Springfield   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, Jesus Garcia, D- Illinois, Adriano Espaillat, D-New York and Andy Levin, D-Michigan: * * * Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations released a joint statement alongside Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, D-Illinois, Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, and Andy Levin, D-Michigan, on May 5, 2021: * * * After leading more than half of their Democratic colleagues in pushing for a WTO TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) this week marked both Mental Health Awareness Month and National Foster Care Month by reintroducing H.R. 2973, the Strengthening America's Families Act (SAFA), which would use research and the science of child development to transform the child welfare system. There is irrefutable scientific evidence demonstrating the clear link be  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- 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, departed Jordan on Wednesday after a trip to the region that included meetings with foreign leaders and senior officials including King Abdullah II, Omani Foreign Minister Al-Busaidi, Qatari Foreign Minister Al-Thani, United Nations Special Envoy  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement on the Biden administration's announcement of support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization. "We are watching the return of American moral leadership. President Biden's decision is gutsy and lifesaving, and as an early supporter of waiving intellectual prope  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, and the Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that 27 municipalities and local health departments in Connecticut have been selected by the state to share in more than $13 million in federal grant money to be used to form partnerships between local health, community organizations, and vaccine providers  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) on Thursday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urging them to include additional long-term funding for elementary and secondary schools in the next funding package to help accelerate students' a  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- 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, along with U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to encourage other countries to contribute to the United Nations' plan for Yemen humanitarian relief. In a l  more