WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: East Hartford, CT Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. Combined with $2.6 billion announced earlier this month, this $6.2 billion in investments for Fiscal Year 2025 will help communities across the country upgrade water   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: East Hartford This week, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a non-profit, non-partisan organization, released a new report(link is external) detailing how former President Donald Trump's proposed policies, if enacted, would render Social Security insolvent in six years. Expand Social Security Caucus House Co-Chairs Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), and Debbie Ding  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Winchester, CT Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senator Richard Blumenthal announced $1 million in federal funding for the Winsted Health Center to support the construction of affordable housing and a live, work, and wellness space for veterans. "Everyone deserves access to quality, affordable housing, yet far too often, our veterans return from service and struggle to secure employment and hous  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: East Hartford, CT Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Washington Posthighlighted a report(link is external) revealing former President Donald Trump's plans for Social Security could drain the Trust Funds in six years. "I am glad to see the news media shine a light on the real impact of Donald Trump's  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday announced his intention to join U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jim Risch (R-Id.) in introducing the Georgian People's Act, legislation that would hold Georgian government officials and individuals responsible for corruption, human rights abuses, and efforts to advance the foreign influence  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and 20 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Stellantis--the giant automotive manufacturer responsible for common car brands like Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep. In their letter, the senators c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 257 Democratic members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) under consideration by the en banc Ninth Circuit. EMTALA is a federal   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Il.) in releasing a report summarizing what to expect on Election Day and encouraging voters to cast their ballot. With the general election well underway in every state across the country, Senate Democrats have a c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD--U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn-05) joined Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto to announce $125 million in federal funding from the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure La  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- 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, and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), released the following joint statement regarding the deteriorating situation in Lebanon: "Over the past few weeks, there has been a concerning escalation of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday led 6 of their Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to President Biden expressing concerns about the security of the global network of undersea communications and energy cables upon which American workers and businesses rely. More than 95% of international internet  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NORWICH, CT Today, Congressman Joe Courtney, Co-Chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus, has been appointed(link is external) by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia as an Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO). Honorary awards and appointments in the Order of Australia are made to individuals who are not Australian citizens, formally recognizing extraor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Today, Representatives Jim Himes (CT-04), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), introduced the Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act. This bill establishes a uniform standard for taxing income based on physical presence in a state. In doing so, the bill prohibits a state from taxing a nonresident's income earned when the individual was not physically in that state. "Despite a pa  more