WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * After Weeks Of Paying For Knicks Games And Episodes Of Judy Justice Without Being Able To Watch, Murphy, Ryan Introduce The "Stop Sports Blackouts Act" To Force Cable Companies To Refund Customers For TV Blackouts WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) introduced the Stop Sports Blackouts Act, legislation that would make cable companies ref  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Murphy Call for Investigating into RealPage Algorithm Potentially Hiking Rents for Military Families, Siphoning Money from U.S. Military [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Chris Murphy (D-CT), joined their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD), Pete Hegseth, c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Calls on Trump to Protect Veterans' Private Information, End Elon Musk's Takeover of the Treasury's Payment System [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement calling on President Donald Trump to end Elon Musk's takeover of the U.S. Treasury's payment system. The payment system includes private informa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands DOJ Answer for Reassigning Prosecutors from Key National Security, Public Safety Roles [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to acting U.S. Attorney General James McHenry and Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys Stephanie Hinds demanding information about the reassignment of Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs), including those  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Issues List of 'Day One' Demands in First Leadership Test for VA Secretary Doug Collins [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Following his confirmation vote today, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on VA Secretary Doug Collins to make good on the assurances he gave during his confirmation hearing to put veterans first and push back against directiv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins Letter to HHS Officials Demanding Answers & Action on Disruption to Head Start Programs [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined a group of his colleagues in issuing a letter to Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services Dorothy A. Fink, M.D. and Acting Director of the Office of Head Start Captain Tala Hooban expressing concern about the acute financ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Vote to Confirm Doug Collins as VA Secretary [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement on his vote to confirm Doug Collins as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "Dangerous and unlawful actions from the Trump Administration in its first 14 days have blatantly endangered VA's ability to deli  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal to Rubio: Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze Emboldens Adversaries, Fuels Russian & Iranian Weapons [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), this week called on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to end the Trump Administration's foreign aid freeze, underscoring how the policy has already weake  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Murphy, Hayes, DeLauro, Larson, & Himes Urge Immediate Reversal of EPA's Illegal Efforts to Withhold Toxic Clean Up Funding from Naugatuck Valley [Hartford, CT] - Today, in a new letter to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), John Larson (CT-01), and Jim Himes (  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Schumer, Murphy, & Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Manage & Preserve Plum Island [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) 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   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans' Private Information from Elon Musk [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 26 Democratic Senators calling on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to take immediate actions to secure veterans' personal informa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on President Trump Trade War Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement: "I oppose President Trump launching a trade war with Canada and Mexico, who are already retaliating. It will be a blow to the middle class, working people, and the vulnerable. "President Trump's trade war on Canada and Mexico, which are part of the USMCA trade agreement  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on President Trump's Tariffs on Trading Partners Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro released a statement in response to President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on nearly all trade with Canada and Mexico: "I am all for the smart use of tariffs -- they are an important policy tool that Democrats and Republicans have used to defend critical domestic industries. I worked with Presid  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Booker Introduce the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act Today, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA), legislation that would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to collect microbial samples from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), also known as fac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * As fall out continues from Trump Administration's funding freeze, legislators demand answers on HHS's plan to do its job and keep Americans safe * * * U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, joine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) demanded rece  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, alongside Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Millionaire's wasteful expenses come as servicemembers face substandard housing * * * Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee, joined House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Leads Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05 ) and Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) introduced a House Resolution declaring racism a public health crisis in the United States. This resolution aims to highlight the detrimental effects communities of color face when seeking healthcare treatment. Additionally, this re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Statement on Attempted Dismantling of USAID WATERBURY, CT - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05 ), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, released the following statement as the Trump Administration works to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). "In recent days, President Donald Trump and the Department of Gov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia paused the Trump Administration's plans to put more than 2,000 critical U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers on paid leave: "Once again, our courts are saying  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Russ Vought to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "In the run up to the election, Donald Trump claimed to be unfamiliar with Project 2025. That was a lie. Project 2025's architect  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: "I am very concerned that the CIA shared identifying details about its officers on an unclassified system," said Congressman Himes. "Those details are secret for a reason   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson and Ways and Means Democrats Demand Answers on Taxpayer Privacy After Musk Meddling Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on whether Elon Musk and his team of hackers have unlawful and unjust access to confidential taxpayer data protected by Section 6103 of the I  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Courtney, DeLauro, Himes, Hayes, and House Democrats Introduce Bill to Stop Elon Musk from Invading Taxpayer Privacy Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. "Elon Musk was not elected by anyone, and no one voted to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Hayes, DeLauro, Himes, Blumenthal, and Murphy Urge Immediate Reversal of EPA's Illegal Efforts to Withold Toxic Clean Up Funding from Naugatuck Valley Hartford, CT - Today, in a new letter (link is external) to President Donald Trump, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jim Himes (CT-04) and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy urged the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Wittman, and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rob Wittman (VA-01) introduced the bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act. This bill will help more Americans obtain good-paying jobs that do not require a traditional college education by allowing the use of 529 account f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy At Treasury: The Senate Should Not Vote For A Single Nominee That Will Participate In This Fraud WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday joined Democratic members of Congress outside the U.S. Treasury Department to call out Elon Musk's alleged illegal takeover of the Treasury's payment systems. Murphy blasted M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy At USAID: Trump And Musk Are Shuttering Agencies To Turn Government Over To Billionaires WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday joined a press conference in front of the shuttered United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to raise the alarm about how President Trump's decision - at the behes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Call For Investigation Into RealPage Algorithm Potentially Hiking Rents For Military Families, Siphoning Money From U.S. Military HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), on Thursday joined their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calling for an investigation into whether landlords may be using   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Call On VA Secretary To Step Up And Defend Veterans' Private Information From Elon Musk WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with 25 of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter urging U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to take immediate actions to secure veterans' personal information provided   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Reintroduce WEATHER Act To Protect Connecticut's Farmers Against Extreme Weather WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in reintroducing the Withstanding Extreme Agricultural Threats by Harvesting Economic Res  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 35 Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Chaos At Critical National Security Agencies WASHINGTON- U.S Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 35 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the gro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 37 Colleagues Reintroduce Right To Contraception Act WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), joined 37 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would create a statutory right to obtain and use   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Antitrust Legislation To Take On Algorithmic Price Fixing, Bring Down Costs WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined their Senate colleagues in introducing the Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act to prevent companies from us  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Keep Our Pact Act To Fully Fund Title I, Special Education WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 14 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Keep Our Promise to America's Chi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Eliminate Trump's Outsourcing Tax Breaks WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and 15 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the No Tax Breaks for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Hayes, DeLauro, Larson, Himes Urge Immediate Reversal Of EPA's Illegal Efforts To Withold Toxic Clean Up Funding From Naugatuck Valley 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), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn-05), on Monday wrote a letter t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Schumer, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation To Manage & Preserve Plum Island WASHINGTON- U.S. 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 a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Foreign Relations Committee Democrats To Secretary Rubio: Any Effort To Merge USAID Into The State Department Requires Congressional Approval, And Unauthorized Access Of USAID Classified Data Compromises Our National Security WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday joined Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Musk's Illegal Power Grab: Blumenthal Demands Answers from Billionaire's Companies on Glaring Conflicts of Interest and Data Heist [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today demanded that six companies owned and controlled by unelected billionaire Elon Musk preserve all documents and ans  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * On the 32nd Anniversary of FMLA, Hayes, Durbin Introduce Bicameral Caring for All Families Act to Expand Family Leave WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the 32nd anniversary of the historic Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced legislation to expand and modernize FMLA. The Caring for All Families Act would guarantee small necess  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * More than 1,000 EPA employees were warned they could be fired at any time without cause, according to reporting from The New York Times * * * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is calling on the newly-confirmed Administ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Today, U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Gerry Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee; Jamie Ra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Applauds New Order Pausing Trump's Federal Worker "Buyout" Order follows Courtney action to protect federal workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) applauded the temporary block (link is external) on President Trump's buyout offer to federal workers. Massachusetts Senior District Judge George O'Toole ordered the February 6 11:59 p.m. deadline for the Trump Admi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Meets with Defense Minister Richard Marles, Applauds Australia's $500M Payment to U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney AO (CT-02), Co-Chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus, issued the following statement after meeting with Australia's Defense Minister, Richard Marles, to discuss Congress's ongoing commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance as well a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Pushes New Legislation to Stop Elon Musk from Invading Connecticut Residents' Private Information WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act (link is external) following Elon Musk's and DOGE's unprecedented access to American's most sensitive information housed at the Treasury Department. If passed, the T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Reappointed to U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors Appointment comes as White House seeks to turn back the clock on Academy progress NORWICH, CT - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries reappointed him as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors for the 119 th Congress. "The U.S. Coast Guard is the world's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Speaks Out on Musk's Power Grab NORWICH, CT: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement in response to Elon Musk's unlawful power grab across the federal government. "The American people are rightly enraged by unelected billionaire Elon Musk's complete power grab of our government: closing a federal agency, accessing Treasury's payment system, and seizing Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Stands Up Against Trump's Attacks on Federal Workers Courtney sends letter to CT federal workforce, pushes for legislative protections WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney sent a letter to federal workers and joined a legislative push to protect the civil service from President Trump's and Elon Musk's efforts to push dedicated non-partisan employees out of their jobs. The   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Statement Following Electric Boat's Annual Legislative Update NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after delivering remarks at Electric Boat's annual legislative update with company leadership, shipbuilders, and community stakeholders. "I applaud Electric Boat f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Statement on President Trump's Tax on American Families, Businesses, and Shipbuilders NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after President Trump announced (link is external) a 25 percent tariff - a tax that's paid by American consumers and businesses - on all imported goods from Canada and Mexico. "President Trump's decision to butche  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney: Abolishing the Education Department is Wildly Unpopular and Dangerous WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney, a senior member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, called out President Trump's and Elon Musk's unpopular and dangerous plan to abolish the Education Department. Watch the clip here (link is external). In 2023, House Republicans tried (link is external  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 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 should be deeply concerned by reports that Donald Trump is seeking to fire large num  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. "Elon Musk was not elected by anyone, and no one voted to have their privacy exposed," said Larson. "This breach of taxpayer confidentiality is yet another example of the billionaire class and their  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement calling on President Donald Trump to end Elon Musk's takeover of the U.S. Treasury's payment system. The payment system includes private information of veterans, surviving spouses, and their families, including their mont  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Blumenthal to Collins: Your credibility with veterans will be determined by the first actions you take in your new role * * * Following his confirmation vote today, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on VA Secretary Doug Collins to make good on the assurances he gave during his   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025 * * * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement on his vote to confirm Doug Collins as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "Dangerous and unlawful actions from the Trump Administration in its first 14 days have blatantly endangered VA's ability to deliver for veterans and t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Wicker, Blumenthal Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Amateur Radio Operators WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., today reintroduced the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, which would give amateur radio operators the right to install amateur radio antennas and serve their communities. Many homeowner associations prevent amateur radio o  more