WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee, and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), introduced new legislation to institute major reforms to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. In 2007, Rep. Sarbanes authored, and President George W. B  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after billionaire Elon Musk demanded Republicans back out of a bipartisan agreement to keep government open. "It is unbelievable that an unelected billionaire operating outside of the cabinet and United States Congress is demanding House Republicans to back out of a bipartisan agreement and ordering a holiday shutdown," said Larson.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor regarding House Republicans recklessly following the orders of Donald Trump and Elon Musk and reneging on the deal they negotiated to avoid a government shutdown. JEFFRIES: I thank the distinguished, gentle lady from the great state of Connecticut, our top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor regarding House Republicans recklessly following the orders of Donald Trump and Elon Musk and reneging on the deal they negotiated to avoid a government shutdown. Leader Jeffries speaking on the House Floor, next to a poster reading #RepublicanShutdown JEFFRIES: I thank the distinguished, gentle lady from the great state  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Monday released the following statement supporting a plan for the U.S. to lift sanctions on Syria: "Since the collapse of the Assad regime, events are moving quickly to shape the new reality in Syria, and the United States cannot be left on the sid  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 19 of their colleagues in introducing an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2025 to remove language that would strip away servicemembers' parental rights to access medically necessary health care for their transgender children. The U.S. House of Representatives-passed NDAA includes language that bans   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in sending a letter to the Founder and CEO of EasyKnock--a real estate company that bought people's homes and turned them into renters--probing the company's allegedly deceptive and predatory business practices and their impacts on customers, after the company abruptly closed its doors on December 5,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- 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 14 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the End the Threat of Default Act, legislation that would permanently remove the threat of a default by repealing the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit restricting the amount that the United States Treasury can borrow to pay its deb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (R-Neb.) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.), sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a study on federal programs monitoring loneliness and social isolation. In their letter, the lawmakers underscore the alarming incre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to call out President-elect Trump's ongoing plan to crush political dissent and lay the groundwork to transition American democracy into an oligarchy all before he is even sworn in. This week alone, House Republicans recommended former Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) be criminally investigated for her work on the Select Com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Bridgeport, CT - Today, Congressman Jim Himes announced Optimus Health Care will receive $1 million from the Department of Health and Human Services' Quality Improvement Fund - Transitions in Care for Justice-Involved Populations to provide enhanced medical services to individuals as they transition back to their communities. "Getting your life back on track after serving time is that much  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Bridgeport, CT - Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that the cities of Bridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk would receive a total of $200,000 from the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. "I'm thrilled that Bridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk will receive funding for their local police departments. From increasing patrols to expanding  more