WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Slams Trump for Crippling Nation's Ability to Respond to Public Health Crises [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote a letter to President Donald Trump criticizing his administration's detrimental actions that jeopardize the nation's ability to properly address and control public health crises and the spread of deadly diseases. Such actions include wit  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Anticipated Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today in anticipation of President Donald Trump signing an Executive Order directing the dismantling of the Department of Education: "President Trump's illegal destruction of the Department of Education w  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Trump VA's Roll-Back of Health Care for Transgender Veterans [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement on the Trump Administration's Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rolling back the availability of gender-affirming care, as well as a directive to provide for the respectful delivery  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Crapo, Warren, Scott Lead Bipartisan Push to Deliver Combat-Injured Veterans Full Military Benefits [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Rick Scott (R-FL) are teaming up to introduce S. 1032, the Major Richard Star Act --bipartisan legislation to provide co  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Murphy & Colleagues File Amicus Brief to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined the Senate Democratic caucus in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of protecting the right of millions of Americans to receive reproductive health care from the provider of their ch  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on the Passing Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the passing of former House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey: "Chairwoman Nita Lowey was my dear friend. She was courageous, humorous, and tenacious with a sm  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Leads House Agriculture Committee Democrats in Letter to Speaker Johnson Defending SNAP from $230 Billion in Cuts and Calling for Bipartisan Farm Bill Negotiations WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Jahana Hayes (CT-05) was joined by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and all House Committee on Agriculture Democrats in a lette  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Leads Legislation to Expand Food Access for Those Who Served WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member of the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), led the re-introduction of the Feed Hungry Veterans Act. The legislation aims to improve access to federal nutrition programs for disabled veterans. With nearly 1.4 million veterans, including more than a   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Statement on Executive Order Signed by President Trump to Dismantle the Department of Education Washington D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce and 2016 National Teacher of the Year, released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education: "On March   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Decimates the Path to Achieving the 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 recent step to unlawfully eliminate the Department of Education: "My parents instil  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Larson Calls Out Trump-Musk Attacks on Social Security on Connecticut Public's The Wheelhouse East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Connecticut Public's The Wheelhouse with Frankie Graziano to discuss Trump and Musk's plan to cut benefits and privatize Social Security. Watch the full interview HERE (li  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Larson Demands Accountability from Trump-Musk's 'DOGE' on NBC CT's Face the Facts West Hartford, CT - Yesterday, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Mike Hydeck on NBC CT's Face the Facts to discuss the need for transparency and accountability from Trump-Musk's 'DOGE' as they take an axe to Social Security. Watch the full inte  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Larson Discusses Trump-Musk Plan to Cut Social Security on Forbes Newsroom East Hartford, CT - House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Forbes Newsroom with Brittany Lewis to discuss the Trump-Musk plan to cut Social Security and demand accountability from Elon Musk's 'DOGE.' Watch the full interview HERE (link is external). "[Do  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Larson Joins The Rachel Maddow Show to Discuss Trump-Musk Plans to Slash and Privatize Social Security East Hartford, CT - Last night, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss Trump and Musk's plans to privatize Social Security and cut benefits. This week, the Social Security Administration  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Larson Joins The World with Yalda Hakim to Discuss 'DOGE' Chaos and The Need for Accountability from Elon Musk and Donald Trump East Hartford, CT - Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Sky News' The World with Yalda Hakim to discuss the need to hold Elon Musk and Donald Trump accountable and bring 'DOGE' before Congress to testify on their plans. Watch the full interview HERE  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson and Ways and Means Democrats Demand Chairman Smith Call Elon Musk Before the Committee Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee wrote to Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) demanding Elon Musk appear before the Committee. "We understand that members of DOGE have accessed, and  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Court Decision to Block 'DOGE' Access to Social Security Data East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge blocked Elon Musk's 'DOGE' (link is external) from accessing Social Security beneficiaries' information. "Judge Hollander made the right decision   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Trump-Musk Memo to 'Sabotage' the Social Security Administration East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after an internal memo (link is external) leaked outlining the Trump-Musk Administration's plan to sabotage Social Security Administration (SSA) operations. "When you   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on Trump Order to Shut Down the Department of Education East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the Department of Education. "Eliminating the Department of Education, something the President has no power to do on his own, is another effort to pay for his tax b  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Slams New DOJ Rule Giving Violent Offenders Access To Guns, Legalizing Pay-To-Play Scheme WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released a statement on the Department of Justice's new rule dismantling a decades-old policy of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) that blocked violent offenders from regaining access to firearms. "With   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement On Executive Order To Illegally Dismantle The Department Of Education WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday released the following statement on President Trump's executive order to bypass Congressional approval and illegally dismantle the Department of Education (ED). "Tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 23 Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Fight Trump's Backdoor Abortion Ban WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 23 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Stop Comstock Act (SCA), landmark legislation to repeal an arcane 1873 law, the Comstock Act, that anti-choice extremists have repeatedly invoked as a bac  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 26 Colleagues Call On Trump To Reverse Illegal Firing Of FTC Commissioners WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 26 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter calling on President Donald Trump to reverse the illegal firing of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade Commission   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 36 Colleagues To Education Secretary: "We Will Not Stand By As You Attempt To Turn Back The Clock On Education In This Country" 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.) on Tuesday joined 36 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to S  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 45 Colleagues File Amicus Brief To Protect Access To Reproductive Health Care HARTFORD-- 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 the Senate Democratic caucus in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of protecting the right  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Lamont Announce Start Of Hartford Dutch Point Viaduct Rehabilitation Project On I-91 HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday joined Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto in announcing that the Connecticut Department of Transportation has begun construction on the Dutch Point V  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Colleagues Call On Secretary Rubio For Immediate Answers On Foreign Assistance WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined his Democratic colleagues on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioning the status of the Administration's foreign assistance "review." The senators called on Rubio to testify b  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Fighting Tooth and Nail to Save Medicaid from GOP Cuts NORWICH, CT - In case you missed it, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) visited with hospital leaders at Day Kimball - a rural hospital in Putnam, Connecticut - and rallied alongside Connecticut residents, disabled patient advocates, and leaders to tell Speaker Johnson and the Trump Administration to "keep their hands off Medicaid." R  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Statement on President Trump's Dismantling of the Education Department NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement following reports that President Trump signed an Executive Order to direct the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department). Watch Rep  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Himes, Smith, and Meeks and Sens. Reed, Warner, Coons, and Kelly Release Joint Statement on Putin Rejecting Trump Administration's 30-Day Ceasefire Agreement WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Ho  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Colleagues in Reintroducing Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Combat Veterans Receive Full Benefits Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and 41 other Senate cosponsors in reintroducing the bipartisan Major Richard Star Act, which would ensure combat-injured veteran   more