WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) will speak on the Senate Floor today, Thursday, July 25 at approximately 1:45 PM ahead of a key procedural vote to move ahead with the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act. WHAT: The bipartisan authors of the Kids Online Safety Act will speak on the Senate Floor ahead of a key procedural vote to move ahead with the le  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will hold a hearing titled, "Instant Payments, Instant Losses: Zelle and the Big Banks Fail to Protect Consumers from Fraud (opens in a new window) ," at 4 PM on Tuesday, July 23. The hearing will feature testimony from Early Warning Services Chief Executive Officer Cameron Fowler and corporate executives of   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), authors of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, released the following statement today as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to move ahead with the bill on the Senate Floor: "It's official: the Kids Online Safety Act is getting a vote on the Senate Floor. This progress is a testament to the incredible work of parents   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced today that on a bipartisan basis they will be joined by Ruby and Hagit Chen in attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, July 24. Although Ruby and Hagit were first told that their 19-year-old son, Itay, is alive and being held hostage by Hamas, along with seven other  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- 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 "Instant Payments, Instant Losses: Zelle and the Big Banks Fail to Protect Consumers from Fraud." The hearing featured testimony from Zelle owner and operator Early Warning Services CEO Cameron Fowler and corporate executives from Zelle's three largest o  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released on the following statement on President Joe Biden: "Joe Biden is one of the greatest, most consequential presidents in American history. He was the compassionate, courageous leader our country desperately needed during a time of crisis. Over the last four years, he has overseen the passage of immensely impactful laws that will benefit generations of Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a coalition of states known as the New England Heat Pump Accelerator Coalition which includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island with a $450 million grant through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant(link is exter  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-5), and Governor Ned Lamont announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected 3 projects in Connecticut to receive a total of over $700 million in federal f  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on July 24, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro released the following statement on her decision not to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress: "As I did in 2015, I have decided not to attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. My record shows that I am a strong supporter of Israel and understand its unique security  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Legislation would transfer FDA's food authorities and establish a single food safety agency * * * Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Federal Food Administration Act, legislation that would establish the Federal Food Administration, a single agency responsible for ensuring the safety of our  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he was cosponsoring a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court's decision granting immunity to Presidents for 'official acts' at former President Donald Trump's request. "Earlier this month, the Supreme Court voted to erode a core principle of American democracy by placing presidents in a 'law-free zone,' shielding them from prosecution in man  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after former United States Senator Joe Lieberman's national memorial service in D.C. "Today, we memorialized Joe Lieberman's public service, as former Majority Leader of the Connecticut State Senate, Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, United States Senator, and the Democratic nominee for Vice President," said Larson. "I wa  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress. "I attended Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress this afternoon," said Larson. "I have a long-standing tradition of always attending and listening to heads of state who come to Congress even if I may disagree with them on policy, as I have with Prime Minister Net  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after H.R. 9076(link is external), which included his bipartisan Promoting Community-Based Prevention Services Act, passed out of the Ways and Means Committee, advancing to the House Floor. "I want to thank Rep. Mike Carey for introducing legislation with me to support children and families, and all of my Ways and Means colleagues wh  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, RI Following the Biden-Harris Administration's awarding of $4.3 billion in grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across America this morning, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee along with U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, applauded the selection of a five-state coalition, including Rhode Island, to receive $450 mill  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday introduced the Summer for All Act, legislation to provide high-quality summer enrichment opportunities to kids and families who otherwise would not have access to these programs. The bill would establish two new grant programs to provide long-term, direct funding that would help c  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday reintroduced the Angel Tax Credit Act, legislation to incentivize investment in startups and small businesses that will create good-paying jobs in high growth sectors, including science, technology, and engineering. The Angel Tax Credit Act, which is modeled after Connecticut's own angel state tax credit established in 2010, would encourage investors in s  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement: "Joe Biden will go down in history as one of the most effective, consequential presidents in our nation's history. He led us out of a pandemic and rebuilt our economy, creating more jobs than any first term president. He restored our place on the world stage, heroically leading the global response to Russia's war in Ukraine and stren  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- 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, released the following statement on Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress. "I attended Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech because it's part of my job to engage with foreign leaders who make their case   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in sending a letter to Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Jessica Rosenworcel, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (359-13) which included a bipartisan proposal authored by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) to support Naval Submarine Base New London and enable future Virginia Class submarine missions. As the Submarine Base continues its modernization and waterfront recapitalization plan to homeport the next generation of Virgin  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the general competition selection of the New England Heat Pump Accelerator to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Ahead of a hearing with Early Warning Services (EWS) CEO Cameron Fowler and major bank executives, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), released a majority staff report today detailing the Subcommittee's findings thus far in its bipartisan inquiry into EWS and the three largest Zelle owner banks, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of Ame  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Governor Maura Healey, and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll celebrated the awarding of $450 million in federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's competitive portion of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, a $4.6 billion program created by the Inflation Reduction Act. Massachusetts was selected as part of a five-state coalition  more