WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: At a time when when health centers are only able to meet about 27% of the demand for mental health services and just 6% for substance use disorder treatment, Connecticut's congressional delegation announced a federal grant to expand both options in the state on Monday. Both US Senators and all five members of Congress signed onto a statement released Monday detailing $4.2 million to be distributed to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT -- The Connecticut Congressional delegation announced $4.2 million for seven community health centers in Connecticut to expand mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services.  "I'm thrilled to announce $600,000 in federal funding for Hartford's Charter Oak Health Center,"said Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01). "These funds are part of a nationwide effort to expand acces  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: [HARTFORD, CT] Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced $4.2 million for seven community health centers in Connecticut to expand mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services. "The United Community and Family Services is an indispensable health resource in our region. I am very pleased that the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the UCFS with a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT Today, Governor Ned Lamont, supported by members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation, announced that his administration is making several changes to Connecticut's early child care and education programs that will result in more children being able to receive access to these programs, while also lowering the associated costs to their parents. "I am thrilled to see federal funding be  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, along with Adam Smith (D-WA) and Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that faulty welds were knowingly made to U.S. Navy vessels. "It is deeply concerning to learn that fau  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced the Afro Caribbean Cultural Center (ACCC) in Waterbury will receive $130,000 in federal grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This grant was awarded through the NEA ArtsHERE program, which supports organizations committed to equity and engaging underserved communities. In April, Congresswoman Hayes signed a letter supporting th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WATERBURY Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced that Israel Putnam Elementary School in Meriden has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2024 by the U.S. Department of Education. Founded in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon School Program recognizes public and non-public schools for achievements in academic performance or progress in closing the achievement gap among diverse s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WATERBURY On Sunday, September 22, as part of Passport Awareness Month, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) hosted a Passport Day event at Waterbury City Hall. During Passport Day, residents of the Fifth District were invited to file applications for a U.S. Passport or Passport Card, and representatives from the U.S. Department of State were onsite to assist in filing applications. 135 passport applicati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Students Working for Communities Act, which would allocate a greater percentage of existing Federal Work-Study (FWS) program funding to support student employment in community service roles, including with local non-profits and community-based organizations. As written, the legislation would increase the existing FWS community service set-aside do  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government through December 20, 2024. "Today, I voted to pass a Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded until December 20, 2024. A government shutdown would have been costly and harmful to the American people. This CR keeps funding at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD, CT A community health center in Hartford will receive a major federal funding boost courtesy of a $4.2 million federal grant earmarked for expanded behavioral health services. The Charter Oak Health Center,(link is external) located at 401 New Britain Ave., Hartford, is a community health center offering health care to underserved populations in that area, regardless of the ability to pay.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Rep. Clay Higgins (LA-03) made false claims(link is external) attacking the Haitian community in a post on social media. "I echo the statements of Leader Jeffries and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford and join them in condemning Rep. Clay Higgins' vile social media post attacking the Haitian community," said Lar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a bipartisan continuing resolution to keep the government open through December 20th. "Today, House Democrats acted to prevent a disastrous government shutdown that would have harmed families across the nation," said Larson. "I am glad that Speaker Johnson finally woke up to the need for a bipartisan agreement, and I want to thank Ranking Member Rosa DeLa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, Governor Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and the Housatonic Valley Association, announced the successful protection of 1,364 acres of watershed lands in the Town of Winchester. This is the largest conservation project to leverage federal funding from  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office, an independent and nonpartisan body, found that schemes to raise the retirement age, like those proposed by House Republicans, would slash annual benefits by 13 percent for today's workers:   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced the Witness Assistance and Criminal Accountability Act, legislation to improve public safety by holding criminals accountable, encouraging witnesses of criminal activity to participate in the justice system, and ensuring noncitizens who assist police and prosecutors are not punished for their participation. Current law provides limited protect  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NEW YORK-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday released the following statement after meeting with Foreign Minister of Lebanon Abdallah Bou Habib. "This is a critical moment where the focus on the region and world must be on de-escalating the deepening conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. I spoke with Foreign Minister Bou Habib t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NEW YORK-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday released the following statement after meeting with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo at the United Nations General Assembly. "Thanks to President Arevalo's reform agenda and support from Vice President Harris and the Partnership for Central America, Guatemala has made real progre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement on the Biden-Harris administration's executive actions to combat the emerging threats of machinegun conversion devices and unserialized, 3D-printed firearms and continue implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. "The Biden-Harris administration and the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention have been   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday announced the National Park Service awarded the state of Connecticut a total of $6.9 million in federal grants to renovate recreation facilities and advance land conservation efforts. The grants are funded through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) to introduce a resolution condemning an escalating censorship crisis that has removed and targeted thousands of books from the shelves of schools, libraries and universities across the country. The bicameral resolution, coinciding with Banned   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced two coordinated pieces of legislation to create a long-term solution for management of Plum Island and to protect the island in perpetuity. Both bills are scheduled to be considered by Senate Committees this week and advance the goal of a long-term solution for manageme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), in sending a letter to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, congratulating him on assuming leadership at a pivotal time for the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Connecticut -- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 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.-05) in announcing $4.2 million for seven community health  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- 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, and U.S. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) joined 31 other members of Congress in reintroducing the Student Food Security Act of 2024, bicameral legislation to address food insecurity faced by college students across America. College students often face strict limits on their abili  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Connecticut State Representative Jason Rojas (D-East Hartford) on Wednesday co-authored an op-ed for Hearst Connecticut arguing that Connecticut's housing crisis requires all levels of government local, state, and federal to work together and take action. Murphy and Rojas lay out the scope of this nationwide problem that has acutely impacted people   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NORWICH, CT Today, Congressman Joe Courtney, the Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice received notification of suspected faulty welds on subs, aircraft carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding. "Anytime there is a weld defect on Navy ships and submarines, the safety of the crews that serve aboard are pu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NORWICH, CT Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), the Co-Chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus, issued the following statement after the Right Honourable John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia and the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, United States (U.S.) at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to hold Boar's Head Provisions Company, Inc. (Boar's Head) accountable for the Listeria outbreak linked to liverwurst deli meat produced at their Jarratt, Virginia plant. In a letter to USDA Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, President Joe Biden approved Governor Ned Lamont's request for a major disaster declaration due to the severe storms and flooding that Southwestern Connecticut experienced on August 18, 2024. Earlier this month, Congressman Himes joined the Connecticut Congressional delegation in a letter to President Biden urging the approval of this declaration. "Last month's historic rainfall and flooding caused  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced $4.2 million for seven community health centers in Connecticut to expand mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorder services. "This $4.2 million in federal funding will allow seven crucial community health centers in Connecticut to expand their lifesaving mental and behavioral health services. The need for these   more