WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Guarantee Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Proceedings [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined 26 of his colleagues in introducing The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to ensure unaccompanied children have access to legal representation when they appear in proc  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Urge ED & OCR to Rescind Guidance Jeopardizing Inclusive Classrooms [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12), led colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor call  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Murphy Announce Resolution Honoring UConn's National Championship [HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced a resolution congratulating the University of Connecticut women's basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women's Basketball Championship. The resolution commends the Hus  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Peters Demand Answers from Trump Agency Heads About Mass Firings [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, wrote to the heads of 15 government agencies demanding informati  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers from Trump Administration After International Student Visas Revoked Without Warning or Explanation [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons demanding an explanation for the Trump Adm  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * Blumenthal, Murphy, Courtney & DeLauro Demand Correction Action from i-Health Amid Reports of Retaliation & Unsafe Working Conditions [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), sent a letter to the CEO of DSM-Firmenich, parent company of i-Health, following  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, 32 Lawmakers in Letter to Largest Egg Company in the US: "Americans are suffering, and your company has the power to make a difference" Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) led 32 House Democratic lawmakers in a letter to Cal-Maine Foods, the largest producer and distributor of shell eggs in the United States, demanding an explanation for the rise in eggs prices amid record prof  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, 32 Lawmakers in Letter to Largest Egg Company in the US: "Americans are suffering, and your company has the power to make a difference" Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) led 32 House Democratic lawmakers in a letter to Cal-Maine Foods, the largest producer and distributor of shell eggs in the United States, demanding an explanation for the rise in eggs prices amid record prof  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes, McIver, Bell Introduce Legislation to Fund Gun Buybacks and Remove Firearms from Communities WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-05), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), and Wesley Bell (MO-01) introduced the Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act, which would invest $360 million in grant funding to establish state and local gun buyback programs to help prevent gun violence, remov  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Courtney, Seniors Tell Musk to Keep His Hands off Americans' Hard-Earned Benefits NORWICH, CT - Yesterday, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) held a town hall (link is external) in Old Saybrook and a rally (link is external) outside the New London Social Security Administration office with over 100 (link is external) concerned residents to demand the Trump Administration and Elon Musk's DOGE   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds President Biden's Day of Action Call to Protect Social Security from Trump and Musk's Cuts East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded former President Joe Biden's Social Security Day of Action speech (link is external) in Chicago defending Americans' earned benefits from Trump and Musk's cuts to S  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Implores President Trump to Comply with Court Order to Facilitate the Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen for standing up for his constituent (link is external) who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, and imploring President Trump to comply with court order  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Opposes Trump Plan to Defund PBS and NPR East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he would oppose President Trump's proposal (link is external) to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that supports PBS and NPR when it is presented to Congress. "I will strongly oppose any plan to defund PBS and NPR, an idea that should be a non-starter w  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, DeLauro, Evans, Frankel to Introduce 'Claws Off Social Security' Act Protecting Seniors from Financial Hardship for Accidental Overpayments East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) announce  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On TIME 100 Honoree Connecticut's Josh Koskoff: The Lawyer Who Took On The Gun Industry-- And Won For almost two decades, the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act prevented gun manufacturers from being held accountable for their role in the uniquely American epidemic of gun violence. Josh Koskoff, a feisty, public-interest-minded lawyer in Connecticut, dared to challeng  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Announce Resolution Honoring UConn's National Championship HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday announced a resolution congratulating the University of Connecticut women's basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women's Basketball Championship. The resolution commends th  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 27 Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Expand Childcare Relief To Families WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 27 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act, legislation to help more working families cover a greater share of the high cost of childcare. The sena  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Courtney, DeLauro Demand Corrective Action From i-Health Amid Reports Of Retaliation & Unsafe Working Conditions HARTFORD-- 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.) and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), sent a let  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Courtney, DeLauro, Hayes, 171 Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Raise Minimum Wage To $17 By 2030, Benefitting Nearly 22 Million Americans 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.), and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa D  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, DeLauro, Governor Lamont Announce Start of Bridge Replacement and Traffic Flow Improvement Project on I-95 in West Haven WEST HAVEN-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03) and Governor Ned Lamont to announce that the Con  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Warren, Kelly Seek Answers On Wealthy Individuals, Corporations Set To Receive Massive Tax Breaks From Republicans WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a member of the Joint Economic Committee, sent a letter requesting that t  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump To Propose "Every Child Left Behind" Budget WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to President Trump reportedly considering eliminating all funding for Head Start in h  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/11/2025-4/18/2025 SENATOR BLUMENTHAL: WEEK IN REVIEW Slamming the Trump Administration's Assault on Education [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and advocates to announce he has written to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State (DOS) demanding answers as to  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Support Grows for 'Beacon of Hope' R&D Legislation On Tax Day, organizations and innovators are continuing to show support for the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, legislation introduced by Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) that permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to 2022 when the provision expired. R  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Draft Budget Decimates Health Services, Surrenders Americans to Preventable Disease and Premature Death WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administrati  more