WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing focused on community care today, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) slammed the Trump Administration's move to illegally freeze all federal grants, including those at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and stressed the negative impact this will have on veterans and their families. "We are   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Blasts Trump Order Halting News of Disease Outbreaks and Food Contamination [HARTFORD, CT] - Following reports that the Trump Administration has paused critical communications from federal health agencies, including warnings on disease outbreaks and food contamination, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tammy Bald  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Freeze on Federal Aid [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration's recent decision to freeze all federal grants including those already approved by Congress and signed into law: "This draconian halt in federal assistance threatens to disrupt and d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Trump's Rescission of Draconian & Devastating Funding Freeze [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on the Office of Management and Budget rescinding its memo illegally freezing federal grants: "This one-line walking our country back from the cliff of national disaster is the result of massive outcry from real p  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal: "We Need Real Leadership that is Focused on Making our Nation's Skies Safe" [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today issued the below statement following President Trump's press conference on the deadly aircraft crash near National Airport: "My heart breaks for all killed on American Airlines Flight 5342 and PAT25 and all their families and loved ones.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Relieved West Haven Officers Safe After Shooting Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement following reports that two West Haven police officers, members of a multiregional Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) task force, were shot while executing a search warrant early Wednesday morning at an apartment complex in New Haven. Reports indicate the officers were shot in their legs   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Statement on Trump Administration Freeze on Vital Federal Spending WATERBURY, CT - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement in the wake of a memorandum issued on January 27, 2025, by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directing federal agencies to pause disbursement of Congressionally-approved funding. This pause takes effect at 5:00 p.m. on January 28  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Statement on Trump Administration Funding Freeze Chaos WATERBURY, CT - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05 ) issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget rescinded the memorandum issued on January 27 directing federal agencies to pause the disbursement of Congressionally-approved funding as required by law. "Today, after two days of confusion and the inter  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island halted the implementation of an unlawful Trump administration policy to freeze federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs: "President Trump and his  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released a new resource highlighting some of the federal programs jeopardized by President Trump and Republicans' unlawful freeze on federal payments. "President Trump ran on lowering costs for the American people, but he has turned his back on them and made it more difficult for   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released the following statement on President Trump's Executive Orders to reinstate the expanded Global Gag Rule and prevent women from accessing health care: "Make no mistake, the Trump-Vance executive actions on abortion will hurt women and cost countless lives around the world. With  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Rescinding the OMB Memo is a Battle Won in a Long War, The Architect of this Chaos is Still At Large DeLauro Regarding Washington Post's January 13 Editorial: "The Editorial Board was spot-on in giving Russ Vought... a 'thumbs down'" * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released the following stat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Defense Subcommittee Ranking Member Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's restrictions on servicemembers and their families' freedom to take leave and travel for health care: "In response to the Supreme Court's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news statement on Jan. 31, 2025: * * * Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement regarding reports that Donald Trump is seeking to fire a large number of FBI agents across the country: "All Americans who support law enforcement and the rule of law  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Calls Out Pattern of Abuse of Power from Trump Administration [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor yesterday calling out the string of President Trump's unprecedented actions and abuse of authority, specifically concerning Trump's pardoning of violent January 6 insurrectionists and his unconstitu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Slams President Trump's Federal Funding 'Freeze' Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Attorney General William Tong, and Comptroller Sean Scanlon to call out President Trump's freeze on federal funding and its impact on Connecticut families. Connecticut and a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on President Trump Repealing Federal Funding Freeze East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump attempted to walk back a freeze on federal funding. "While President Trump walked back his order to freeze federal funds for child care centers, lifesaving cancer treatment, community health centers, and more, we hav  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Announces 119th Congress Committee Assignments WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday announced his Committee assignments for the 119 th Congress. In addition to maintaining his positions on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Murphy will s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On Trump Freezing All Federal Grants: This Is What A King Does WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined Senate Democrats at a press conference on Tuesday raising the alarm about the Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo directing agencies to freeze federal funding. Full transcript of Murphy's remarks: "This is an attempt by Donald Trump t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement On Trump Gutting Federal School Safety Advisory Board WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday released a statement on the Trump administration terminating the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse Advisory Board, a 26-person committee created by the Bipartisan Safer Communities A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy To RFK Jr.: It Isn't Believable You Will Become Consistent With Science If You Become HHS Secretary WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a hearing on his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Murphy challenged Kennedy's credibilit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Schatz, Cruz, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Kids Safe, Healthy, Off Social Media WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Kids Off Social Media Act, bipartisan legislation to keep kids off social media and help protect them from its harmful impacts. The bill would establis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Schumer, Murray, Kim Lead 47 Senators In Introducing Resolution Condemning Trump's Pardons Of Jan. 6 Rioters WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Monday led a group of 47 senators, including U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), in introducing a new resolution condemning the pardons of indivi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Donald Trump Is Throwing Law And Order Out The Window WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to condemn President Trump's recent actions--including pardoning violent January 6th rioters and announcing a sweeping freeze on federal grants and loans--as a direct threat to democracy and public safety. Murphy warned these moves send a d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro and Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray today wrote to Acting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Matthew J. Vaeth raising the alarm on President Trump's unlawful executive orders and the new memoranda issued by OMB on Monday directing agencies to withhold vas  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led House Committee Ranking Members in a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, which appears to have violated federal law designed to pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Rebuke Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Purge Independent Government Watchdogs Who Serve to Protect Taxpayers' Interests and Hold Government Accountable * * * Today, House Committee Ranking Members sent a letter to President Donald Trump condemning his attempted late-night purge of at least 12 independent inspectors general, wh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Decries Trump Administration's Unconstitutional 'Pause' on Federal Funding Courtney joins 153 lawmakers in demanding clarity on impacted projects NORWICH, CT - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) decried the Trump Administration's unconstitutional action (link is external) announced last night mandating all federal agencies pause disbursement of federal assistance already approved by  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Urges UCONN to Expand Academic Programs, Student Housing at Avery Point Campus NORWICH, CT - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) sent a letter to University of Connecticut (UConn) President Maric expressing his strong support for expanding both academic offerings and student housing at the Avery Point campus. "UConn Avery Point is uniquely positioned to not only benefit but also to c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Blumenthal Slams Trump Administration's Freeze of Federal Aid for Critical Veteran Programs [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing focused on community care today, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) slammed the Trump Administration's move to illegally freeze all federal grants, including those at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and stresse  more