WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Examining Boeing's Broken Safety Culture: Dave Calhoun Testifies." The hearing--featuring testimony from Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun--examined the safety and quality practices surrounding Boeing's commercial aircraft manufacturing as well as whistleblower a  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) today introduced their bill to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law. Countries currently designated as state sponsors of terrorism under U.S. law are Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria. State sponsors of terrorism are defined as having repeatedly provided support for acts of international ter  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Barkhamsted, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1.6 million in federal Community Project Funding he secured in Congress to support the construction of 20 new housing units at the Mallory View Affordable Housing Development. "Everyone deserves access to quality and affordable housing, regardless of zip code," said Larson. "I secured funding through my work in Congress to support the co  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the Stop Comstock Act with a group of his Democratic colleagues to prevent any future Republican administration from attempting to bypass Congress and implement a national abortion ban or restrictions. "As we approach two years since the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, we have seen the disastrous impact of that decision play out in states acr  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: In a visit to town to announce funding for a housing development, U.S. Rep. John Larson said, "You wouldn't think Barkhamsted is a place that needs affordable housing." "But with home prices skyrocketing and other costs going up, people are struggling to afford it," said the Democrat who represents the 1st District in D.C. Larson started his visit on Tuesday, June 18, with a stop at104 Old New Hart  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism held a hearing on President Biden's fiscal year 2025 funding request for the Middle East and North Africa with Barbara Leaf, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and Jeanne Pryor, Deputy Assistant Administrator of USAID's Middle Ea  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday hosted Rob Wilcox, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP), for a social live discussion on the implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). In their conversation, Murphy and Wilcox discussed how BSCA has helped drive down gun violence across the country and make communities safer since its passage two y  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on President Biden's Executive Actions to protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and streamline access to work visas for Dreamers with employment offers: "It's no secret our current immigration system is not only broken, but unfair. Today's actions will help keep families together by protecting hundreds of thousands   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Rahimi: "This ruling reaffirms what more than 80 percent of Americans believe: domestic abusers should not have access to firearms. And, for good reason. On average, approximately 70 women are murdered at the hands of their partner every month in the United States. "This case, whi  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-Va.) to introduce the Pell Grant Preservation and   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 42 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day. Text is below, and the full resolution is available here. "Whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State of Texas and the other Southwestern St  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the enactment of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor about the lessons learned from the failed police response to the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas two years ago. In his speech, Murphy emphasized the importance of keeping guns out of schools and called on   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor after Senate Republicans objected to passing by unanimous consent the Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts (BUMP) Act, legislation to statutorily ban the sale of deadly bump stock devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to rapidly fire multiple rounds like machine guns. "I thought we were all in agreement that fully automatic   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss the Supreme Court and its recent decision to strike down a federal ban on bump stocks. In his conversation with Jake Tapper, Murphy also discussed President Biden's support for Ukraine and the impact of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on efforts to address gun violence. In the wake of the  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NORWICH, CT - President Biden signed the Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023 into law yesterday afternoon, which was authored in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Joe Courtney, a senior member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman. This bipartisan legislati  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NORWICH, CT - In another bipartisan win, the Committee on Education and the Workforce recently advanced (36-0) Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Rep. Tim Walberg's (R-MI) legislation to improve health care access for injured federal workers. The Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act (H.R. 618) amends the Federal Employees Compensation Act to ensure injured federal employe  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSfact) -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following fact sheet on June 18, 2024, with Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut: * * * Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023 Reps. Aaron Bean and Joe Courtney * * * BACKGROUND Protecting our country's most vulnerable children has long been a national priority. That's why Congress passed the Missing Children's Assistance Act (MCAA) in 1984 to provide federal coordination of state and local efforts to re  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Elizabeth Manley, a senior advisor for health and behavioral health policy at the Innovations Institute at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, from a June 12, 2024, hearing entitled "Youth Residential Treatment Facilities: Examining Failures and Evaluating Solutions": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, ahead of a hearing with Boeing CEO David Calhoun, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), released new evidence provided to PSI by whistleblowers regarding safety risks stemming from Boeing's manufacturing practices, two of whom are coming forward publicly for the first time. "This is a culture that continues to priori  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) hosted National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson on Saturday June 15 to celebrate New Haven Arts. Dr. Jackson helped kick off this year's Arts and Ideas Festival, met with local programs and NEA grantees, toured New Haven's downtown mural projects, and toured New Haven's Botanical Garden of Healing to explore the intersec  more