WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * After Musk Decimates CFPB, Blumenthal Raises Consumer Protection Concerns over X Money Venture. [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, yesterday wrote to Visa Chief Executive Officer Ryan McInerney raising concerns over the company's partnership with Elon Musk's X to launch a new peer-to-peer (  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Senators Seek IRS Watchdog Investigation into Trump Administration's Decision to Gut IRS [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), in sending a letter to the Acting Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Heather M. Hill urging her to launch an investigation  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 3, 2025: * * * Blumenthal Announces Former VA Inspector General Michael Missal as Guest for Joint Address to Congress Before being terminated by Trump, Missal served for nearly a decade under Republican and Democratic administrations protecting veterans from waste, fraud & abuse [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), R  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Announces Former VA Inspector General Michael Missal as Guest for Joint Address to Congress [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, announced today that Michael Missal, the former Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will be his guest at President Donald Trump's Joint Addre  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers as HHS Secretary Kennedy Fails to Address Ongonig Measles Outbreak, Undercuts Future Flu Response [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) this week wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy raising concerns over HHS's response to the ongoing measles outbreak in light of troubling comments from Kennedy do  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins 31 Senators in Demanding Trump Administration Ensure Legal Representation for Vulnerable Children in Immigration System [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined 31 U.S. Senators in sending a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum demanding continued legal services for unaccomp  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins Colleagues in Demanding Answers on the Abrupt Firings of Judge Advocate Generals [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 12 of his Senate Armed Services Committee colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, demanding answers regarding the recent abrupt dismissals of several Judge Advoc  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Leads 17 Senators in Introducing to Prevent Dangerous Individuals from Accessing Firearms [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of 17 Senators in introducing the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act, legislation to prevent people who are in crisis from accessing deadly weapons. The bill would establish grants to support the implementation of  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Presses State Department for Answers About Intended Purchase of Tesla Cybertrucks [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeking answers about the State Department's intent to purchase $400 million in armored Tesla Cybertruck v  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Closing of IRIS Office in New Haven [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal released a statement following news that Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) is closing its office space in New Haven following cuts to their federal funding by the Trump Administration. "These cuts at IRIS are heartbreaking -- reflecting the cruel, reckless slash and   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement in response to President Trump's Joint Address to Congress: "Touting false feats, fanning fears, and taunting Democrats, President Trump tonight gave a decidedly unpresidential harangue. Republicans in the audience treated the spe  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Trump VA's Reported Damning Internal Memo Revealing Plans to Cut More than 80,000 VA Employees [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following reporting on an internal memo from senior Trump Administration officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) detailing their plans to  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 5, 2025: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Trump VA's Reported Damning Internal Memo Revealing Plans to Cut More Than 80,000 VA Employees [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following reporting on an internal memo from senior Trump Administration officials   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Committee Democrats Ring Alarm, Demand Immediate Answers on Collins' Disastrous Plan to Cut 83,000 Jobs at VA [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and every Democratic Committee member teamed up with House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) and numerous House Democratic Committee members today  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro and Clyburn: Unchecked Billionaire Musk's FAA Takeover Puts Profits Over the Safety of the American People In glaring conflict of interest, Musk implies that the contract awarded to his competitor should instead go to his own company, Starlink, while SpaceX workers burrow at the FAA. WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ran  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro on Consequences of Funding Freeze: "Most outrageously, hungry children will suffer." WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, spoke live to the American people last night from her office in the U.S. Capitol alongside several House Democrats regarding the consequences o  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Responds to President Trump's Joint Address of Congress Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's address to a Joint Session of Congress: "Tonight, President Trump painted a vision for America that serves only the wealthiest and most powerful--at the expense of the middle class, working people, children, seniors, veter  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Announces Community Health Center CEO as Guest to Trump's Joint Address Washington, DC -- Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), announced Mollie Melbourne, CEO of the Southwest Community Health Center in Bridgeport, as his special guest for President Donald Trump's Joint Address to Congress. The Southwest Community Health Center provides health care services to over 29,000 patients in Fairfield Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Statement on Censure Vote Washington, DC -- Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement: "In 2009, I voted to hold Congressman Joe Wilson accountable for yelling 'you lie' at President Obama during his State of the Union Address. Today, I voted to censure Congressman Al Green for a much larger disruption. Unlike my Republican colleagues and President Trump, I believe tha  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Himes Statement on Sharing of US Intelligence with Ukraine Washington, DC -- Today, Representative Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement following reports that the United States is no longer sharing intelligence with our Ukrain  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * In Rebuke of Trump Administration Attacks on Veterans, Senate Democrats Make Defending Veterans and VA Care a Priority at Joint Address [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In light of President Donald Trump's mass termination of federal veteran employees and egregious attempts to slash Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care and benefits, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenth  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 4, 2025: * * * In Rebuke of Trump Administration Attacks on Veterans, Senate Democrats Make Defending Veterans and VA Care a Priority at Joint Address Senate Democrats' guests at tonight's speech to include veterans indiscriminately fired as part of the Trump Administration's mass terminations of federal government employees and the former  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson and Democratic Colleagues Announce Legislative Response to Trump-Musk Attacks on Social Security Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced three bills with his Democratic colleagues to protect Americans from the Trump-Musk plan to gut Social Security. Last week, reports came out that the Trump Administra  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson and Trade Subcommittee Democrats Oppose Trump's Reckless Tariffs Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee released the following statement after President Trump's 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect: "President Trump is threatening our economy with these damaging, unnecessary tariffs. He   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Announces Berlin Resident Kara Satalino as His Guest for President Trump's Joint Address to Congress Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Berlin resident Kara Satalino as his guest for President Trump's Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday. Kara Satalino is a mother of 4 and an active member of the Connecticut Chapter (link is external) of the Cystic Fibrosis  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Leads 152 House Democrats Urging the Trump Administration to Halt Plans to Gut Social Security Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) led 152 House Democrats, including every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, in a letter urging Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Leland Dudek to halt T  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Panetta, Tenney, Carey Introduce Bipartisan Technology for Energy Security Act to Support Fuel Cell and Clean Hydrogen Development East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Technology for Energy Security Act with Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Mike Carey (OH-15) to extend the Inflation Reduction Act's Inv  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson: Even Trump-Musk's Hand-Picked Commissioner Knows 'DOGE' is Up to No Good East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Dudek's comments that 'DOGE' is making decisions about the agency's future without an understanding of ho  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson: Trump and Musk's Cuts Are the Real 'Scam,' Not Social Security Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement blasting Elon Musk's false attacks as the Trump Administration puts into motion their plan to gut Social Security. "President Trump has called Social Security a 'scam,' and now   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson: Trump's Blatant Lies About Social Security Must Not Go Unanswered Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement blasting President Trump's repeated blatant lies about Social Security during his Joint Address to Congress, where he falsely asserted (link is external) many people as old as   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Grills Trump Nominees On Gutting USAID, Abiding By The Constitution WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday questioned Christopher Landau, nominee to be U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, and Michael Rigas, nominee to be U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. Murphy pressed Landau on the   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On State Of The Union: Trump Wants Our Closest Relationships With Despots So It's Easier For His Billionaire Pals To Steal From Americans WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined CNN's State of the Union with Dana Bash to discuss President Donald Trump's meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the upcoming joint address to Congress. Murphy e  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Billionaires Don't Need Public Schools, But Millions Of Americans Do WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined Senate Democrats for a media availability following reports that President Trump will soon sign an executive order abolishing the U.S. Department of Education. Murphy slammed the plan as a dangerous move that would hurt families across the country   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to expose the unprecedented corruption of the Trump administration's first six weeks in office. Murphy condemned Trump's normalization of pay-to-play politics, where billionaire donors dictate policy and ta  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Power Grab Full-Year Continuing Resolution Allows Elon Musk and President Trump to Accelerate Dismantling of the Government *NEW* Information on How a Full-Year Continuing Resolution (CR) Hurts the American People WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released new information on how a full-year c  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Invites Marine Veteran, Former Federal Employee to Washington for Joint Address WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced Gabriel D'Alatri as his special guest for President Trump's Joint Address to Congress. They will host a virtual media availability tomorrow, March 4, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Register here (link is external). Gabriel, a Marine veteran and new da  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Joins CT Leaders to Slam House GOP Cuts to Medicaid NORWICH, CT - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney joined Governor Ned Lamont, Rep. John Larson, and CT leaders and advocates to call out the serious consequences of House Republicans' plan-backed by President Trump-to cut Medicaid (operated as HUSKY in Connecticut) to pay for tax-cuts for the ultra-wealthy. The press conference came after 2  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Statement on President Trump's Address WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after attending President Trump's Joint Address. "On the same day the cost of living increased (link is external) and the stock market tanked (link is external) because of President Trump's trade war with Canada and Mexico, Americans righty wanted to kno  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Statement on Trump Halting Aid to Ukraine WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee issued the following statement on President Trump's decision to freeze all U.S. military aid to Ukraine. "Unless Putin 'pauses' drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, there is no justification for President Trump to pause military aid   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Statement on Confirmation of Linda McMahon to be U.S. Secretary of Education WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), issued the following statement after voting to confirm Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education: "The best way to improve educational outcomes is by empowering states and local school districts. Linda McMahon understands that. She served on the Con  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Blumenthal, Senate Democrats' Resolution Condemning Trump Administration's Mass Terminations of VA Employees, Veterans [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Ahead of President Trump's Joint Address to Congress and in light of the President's egregious attempts to slash the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Call for Interim U.S. Attorney to Prioritize Public Safety Over Baseless & "One-Sided" Investigations into Democratic Lawmakers [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), wrote Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin raising concerns regarding "one-sided investigations into high-ranking Democr  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Continues Attacks on Workers Who Keep Air Travel Safe WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Homeland Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray (WA), and Homeland Security Subcommittee  more