WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * At Hearing, Blumenthal Takes Trump VA to Task on Reckless "Fire Now, Plan Later" Directive to Cut 83,000 VA Employees [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today to consider pending veterans' legislation, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) grilled Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials on VA Secre  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Urge HUD to Swiftly Distribute $3.6 Billion in Federal Funds for Vital Homelessness Programs [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner urging the agency to distribute $3.6 billion in congressionally appropriated funding to s  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Tonko Reintroduce SAFE Bet Act Addressing Sports Gambling [HARTFORD, CT] -- With March Madness set to kick off this weekend, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Representative Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) reintroduced their Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet (SAFE Bet) Act, legislation that would create nationwide consumer protections and standards for the mobi  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Calls on HUD Secretary to Reverse Efforts to Take Affordable Housing Away from Seniors, Victims of Natural Disasters & Low-Income Tenants - Deepening Housing Crisis [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner urging him to reverse efforts by the Trump Administration to decimate  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Opens Preliminary Inquiry into FCC's Political Targeting of Newsrooms [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Acting Bureau Chief of the Enforcement Bureau, Patrick Webre, and Acting Bureau Chief of the Media Bureau, Erin Boone, see  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Slams Trump Administration's Actions Weakening Food Safety Months After Deadly Listeria Outbreak [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary, Brooke Rollins, slamming her decision to terminate the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) and National Advisory Committee on Mea  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal to Vote "No" on Republican Spending Bill [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today on the proposed Republican House spending bill: "I will vote "no" on the Republican funding measure. The Republican House bill slashes billions from community budgets for police officers, firefighters, and teachers and critical federal inv  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Unveils Sweeping Veterans Bill Aimed at Reversing Damage From Trump Administration's Egregious Cuts at VA, Assault on Veterans [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In response to President Donald Trump's mass terminations of federal veteran employees and egregious attempts to slash Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care and benefits, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard B  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 11, 2025: * * * Blumenthal Unveils Sweeping Veterans Bill Aimed at Reversing Damage from Trump Administration's Egregious Cuts at VA, Assault on Veterans Top Democrat on the VA Committee announces comprehensive Putting Veterans First Act to protect veterans, military spouses, and VA employees targeted in DOGE's cuts [WASHINGTON, D.C.] -   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Urges Tariff Transparency Amid Trump Administration's Planned Tariffs on Mexico & Canada [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his colleagues in co-sponsoring the Tariff Transparency Act. This legislation would require the United States International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation on the impact of these tariffs, and the threat of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Booker, Klobuchar & Colleagues Urge Secretary Rollins to Ensure Disaster Aid Reaches Small Farmers [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and their colleagues wrote a letter calling on USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins to ensure that the $21 billion in emergency federal aid secured by Congress last December reaches  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * 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  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Schumer Lead 18 Democrats in Calling on Trump Administration to Halt & Reverse Efforts Limiting Care for Veterans Under PACT Act [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, along with U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led a group of 18 Senato  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Senators Introduce Sweeping Legislation to Reverse Damage from Trump Administration's Egregious Cuts at VA, Assault on Veterans [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In response to President Donald Trump's mass terminations of federal veteran employees and egregious attempts to slash Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care and benefits, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Blumenthal, Senators Introduce Sweeping Legislation to Reverse Damage from Trump Administration's Egregious Cuts at VA, Assault on Veterans Senators' comprehensive Putting Veterans First Act would protect veterans, military spouses, and VA employees targeted in DOGE's cuts [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In response to President Don  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Senators Swing Back at VA Secretary Collins' "Blatantly Dishonest" Claims that Cutting 83,000 VA Employees Will Have No Impact on Veterans' Care & Benefits [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 25 Senators blasting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins' plans to cut more than 80  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Releases Fact Sheet on Republican Funding Bill that Accelerates the Stealing of Taxpayer Funds from American Families and Businesses WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a new fact sheet on how the Republican continuing resolution (CR) provides a blank check for unchecked billiona  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * DeLauro, Murray Introduce Short-Term Continuing Resolution, Call on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Funding Bills Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, introduced a shor  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Votes Against Cuts to Veterans, Seniors, and Families Washington D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), released the following statement regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 Continuing Resolution (CR): "Today, I voted no on the House Republican funding bill. As written, this bill would increase defense spending by $6 billion while slashing vital programs and services by $13 billion  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes to Vote Against Republican Funding Bill Washington, DC -- Representative Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement: "Republicans claim that their funding bill is a "straightforward continuing resolution"--they're lying. It opens the door for DOGE to slash NIH funding for research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and maternal mortality, redirect money away from food and housing progra  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Appropriations Committee Democrats Urge Senate to Reject Partisan Continuing Resolution Democratic Members on the House Appropriations Committee sent a letter to Minority Leader Schumer urging the Senate to reject Republicans' full-year continuing resolution. In their letter, the members wrote: "The American people are outraged as t  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro on Elon Musk and President Trump's Year-Long Funding Bill WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on passage of Republicans' full-year continuing resolution: "The continuing resolution that directs funding for the year designed by Elon Musk and President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Child Safety Experts Testify in Support of "Duty of Care" to Protect Kids Online [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the author of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) with U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), asked two child safety experts about their support for a "duty of care" that would require online platforms to prevent and mitigate certain harms that t  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Larson Demands Answers, Republicans Vote to Shield Trump and Musk's 'DOGE' from Accountability East Hartford, CT - This week, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) demanded answers (link is external) from President Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk in the Ways and Means Committee. Every Republican voted to block Ranking Member La  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson and Ways and Means Democrats Warn Trump's Social Security Administrator: The American People are Watching Washington, D.C. - Today, amidst Donald Trump and Elon Musk's targeting of Social Security, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), along with every Ways and Means Democrat, warned Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Le  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Opposes Republican Funding Bill That Attacks Veterans, Seniors, and Families Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) opposed the partisan House Republican funding bill that cuts services for veterans, seniors, and families, and greenlights Trump-Musk's plan to gut the Social Security Administration. "With only days to go before a devastating government shutdown, House Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on the Passing of Congressman Raul Grijalva East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of his friend and colleague, Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona. "I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and colleague, Rep. Raul Grijalva," said Larson. "He championed many issues during his time in Congress, from  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Estes Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Restore Immediate Research & Development Expensing Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ron Estes (KS-04) reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act with Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rudy Yakym (IN-02) and 64 additional original cosponsors. The bill, which has received broad bipartisan support, permanently  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson: Trump-Musk Have Their Target Set on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Elon Musk identified Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security as key targets (link is external) of the Trump Administration for cuts in an interview on Fox Busi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement On Confirmation Of Gail Slater To Lead Antitrust Division At DOJ WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Gail Slater to lead the Department of Justice's antitrust division. "Monopolies lead to higher prices and lower quality products for everyone, but they're great for billionaires. Antitru  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement On Decision To Vote Against Republican Funding Bill WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday released a statement on his decision to vote 'no' on the Republican-led spending bill. WATCH VIDEO HERE "Trump has a plan - and he's implementing it - to destroy our economy and our government, to create  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 44 Colleagues Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Legislation To Protect The Rights Of American Workers WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), joined 44 of their Senate colleagues and 210 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in reintr  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Democratic Caucus Press Trump Administration To Address Consequences Of Social Security Workforce Layoffs WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 45 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter calling on Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek to address concerns about President Donald Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Van Hollen, Merkley Holdover Foreign Relations Business Meeting Amid Illegal Actions At USAID, State; Demand Rubio Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jean  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following opening statement on March 11, 2025, at a hearing entitled "The State of U.S. Shipbuilding": * * * Thank you, Chairman Kelly. And thank you to our witnesses - Assistant Secretary Seidle, Dr. Labs, Ms. Oakley, and Mr. O'Rourke - for being with us today. Dr. Seidle, it was great to meet with you last week to discuss today's top  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney on Trump's Tariff War Impacts on Shipbuilders Tariff war has weakened the economy, House Republicans double down in support WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, while Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) discussed the real-life consequences of President Trump's tariff war on shipbuilders during a Seapower hearing (link is external), the President announced (link is external) he plans to raise tariffs  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Renews Calls for Investments in Workforce Training Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, emphasized the need for Congress to modernize and improve workforce training programs essential to eastern Connecticut's shipbuilding and manufacturing sectors. The bipartisan, bicameral bill, A Stronger Workf  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Illegally Firing Department of Education Staff Undercuts Chance of Realizing American Dream WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement on President Trump's action to unlawfully eliminate Education employees' positio  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Actively Destroys the Rule of Law He Claims to Be Restoring WASHINGTON -- Today, President Trump will claim he is working hard to restore law and order in the United States, while he actively and blatantly violates the law, undermines the U.S. Constitution in countless ways, and attacks the men and women who patriotically s  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Continuing Resolution Raises Housing Costs for Hardworking Americans WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a new fact sheet on how the Republican continuing resolution raises housing costs for hardworking Americans. "The Republican continuing resolution that the House is expec  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Estes, Larson Reintroduce Bipartisan R&D Expensing Legislation Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. They are joined by Reps. Rudy Yakym (R-Indiana) and Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) and 64 additional original cosponsors. The bill permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Approves Resolution To Affirm Hamas Cannot Retain Control Of Gaza WASHINGTON - Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution affirming that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control of the Gaza Strip. It was introduced by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Jacki  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: At Hearing, Blumenthal Takes Trump VA's Appointees to Task on Reckless "Fire Now, Plan Later" Plan to Cut 83,000 VA Employees [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today to consider pending veterans legislation, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) grilled Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) political appointees from the Trump Administration on the  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means Committee Republicans Vote to Block Larson-led Resolution of Inquiry into Trump-Musk Plan to Gut Social Security Washington, D.C. - Today, Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee voted to block Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson's (CT-01) Resolution of Inquiry from coming before the full House for a vote. Ranking Member Larson's Resolution of   more