WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Calls on Trump to Reinstate Biden Appointees to Holocaust Museum Board [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on President Donald Trump to reinstate members of the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum who were apparently fired based on their political affiliations. Earlier this week, and just a few days after the observance of Ho  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Exposes Billions in Legal Penalties & Fines Elon Musk Stands to Avoid Due to Government Power Grab [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ("PSI" or "the Subcommittee"), released a memo today estimating the legal liability Elon Musk may stand to avoid through his efforts to gut the fede  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Introduces Bill to Improve & Expand Veterans' Mental Health Care [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced comprehensive legislation to strengthen and expand veterans' access to mental health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Senator's Building Resources and Access for Veterans' Mental   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Eliminate Red Tape From Trucking Apprenticeship Programs for Veterans [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced legislation making it easier for veterans to access trucking apprenticeship programs with their VA   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Kennedy, Malliotakis, & Quigley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Hold Animal Abusers Accountable [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and John Kennedy (R-LA) today introduced the Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) for Animals Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Animal Welfare Act and hold animal abusers a  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Warren, Correa, Ramirez, & Lawmakers Demand Answers on Troubling Customs and Border Protection Tactics [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) along with U.S. Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), led a letter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demanding an explanation for the troubling re  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on April 30, 2025: * * * Blunt Rochester, Blumenthal Announce Bill to Help Veterans Keep Their Homes, Replace Cancelled VASP Program Ahead of Trump Admin's abrupt planned May 1st cancellation, Senators call on VA Secretary Collins to extend VASP Program until new replacement program is signed into law to protect vulnerable veterans [WASHINGTON, D.C.  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blunt Rochester, Blumenthal Announce Bill to Help Veterans Keep their Homes, Replace Cancelled VASP Program [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Ahead of the Trump Administration's rushed cancellation of Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase Program (VASP) tomorrow, May 1 st, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) today announ  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Congressional Delegation Applauds Attorney General Tong for Suing Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of AmeriCorps Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation joined Attorney General William Tong to announce a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's termination of AmeriCorps grants and the dismantling of the agency though an 85   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * DeLauro Statement on Trump's Roadmap of Destruction WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's plan for fiscal year 2026: "Instead of tackling the cost-of-living crisis, President Trump's 2026 budget request will ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro: 100 Days Later, Families Are Getting Crushed Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement marking President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office: "President Trump has not been laser focused on the cost-of-living crisis. In fact, he is making it worse. He promised to fight for the working-class but instead he handed the government over to Elon Musk and billionai  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Highlighting National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week HAYES INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTING NATIONAL SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL APPRECIATION WEEK WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced legislation to recognize more than   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes, Casten, Moore, Beyer Demand Department of Education Restore Office for Civil Rights WASHINGTON D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Sean Casten (IL-06), Gwen Moore (WI-04), and Don Beyer (VA-08) led 39 House Democrats in a letter to Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Lisa McMahon demanding the agency immediately restore shuttered Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hubs and f  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Himes Statement on Court Ruling on Alien Enemies Act Washington, DC -- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) today released the following statement: "The decision by a Texas District Court judge to block the Trump Administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act is a   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act Washington, D.C. - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the bipartisan Medicare Beneficiary Co-Pay Fairness Act of 2025 with Reps. Mike Kelly (PA-16), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and Troy Balderson (OH-12). Their bill would lower costs by eliminating the co-pay penalty for Medicare beneficiaries who seek care from   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Illegal Trump Order to Defund PBS and NPR East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned President Trump's illegal order (link is external) directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private entity, to defund PBS and NPR. "More than 50 million Americans watch or listen to public broadcasts every week, tuning in for news, emergency alerts, and educ  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Condemns House Vote Blocking Inquiries into 'DOGE' Activities at 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 House Republicans passed a resolution to block inquiries into 'DOGE' operations at Social Security from coming to the floor for a vote. "At the direction  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Receives John Lewis Bridge to Service Award for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors Washington, D.C. - Last night, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) received Voices for National Service's John Lewis Bridge to Service Award for his work to expand opportunities for Americans to serve and volunteer in their community through national service programs like AmeriCorps. "More than 60 years   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on President Trump's Budget Request East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request (link is external), which cuts funding for nearly every federal program and fails to invest in customer service needs at the Social Security Administration. "The President's budget request would decimate  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, DeLauro, Evans, Frankel Call Out Trump Administration for Raising Costs on Seniors Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Lois Frankel (FL-22) released a joint statement calling on the Trump Administration to reverse course on its Social Security claw back rule that would still result in half of the Social Security check of   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Op-ed For The Roosevelt Institute: A Good Life Starts In A Good Hometown WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday authored an op-ed for the Roosevelt Institute examining how the American economic system's consolidation of corporate power and economic opportunity in a handful of big cities has hollowed out local communities and disconnected millions of people from   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Slams Trump's First 100 Days: This Is A Story Of Incompetence, Theft, And Mind-Blowing Corruption WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to deliver a scathing indictment of President Trump's first 100 days in office. Murphy detailed the litany of corrupt acts that have defined this Administration, including the sale of White House access for   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 259 Colleagues Reintroduce Historic Equality Act To Ban Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Americans WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 259 Members of Congress in reintroducing the bicameral Equality Act to push back against escalated attacks from the Trump Administration, MAGA Republicans, and state legislatures on the rig  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 39 Colleagues Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday joined 39 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, legislation to revive a nationwide ban on assault weapons two decades after the original ban expired. The bill would ban the sale, transfer, ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Moves to Eliminate Sesame Street, Suppress Emergency Alerts WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's executive order to block federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NP  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * President Trump, Secretary McMahon Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month by Slashing $1 Billion in Mental Health Services for Students Ranking Member DeLauro Created the School Based Mental Health Service Grants Program to Increase the Number of Mental Health Professionals Available at Schools WASHINGTON -- House Appropri  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Applauds $12.4 Billion Contract Awarded to Boost Shipbuilder Pay, Construct Two New Virginia Class Submarines at Electric Boat WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Navy awarded a contract (link is external) of over $12.4 billion to General Dy  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Fights to Protect Bedrock Student Loan Programs that Make College Affordable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at the Education and Workforce meeting (link is external) on the budget bill, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the Committee, fought back against the GOP's plan to cut eligibility for the bipartisan Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program and the Pell Grant.   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Goes After DOGE at the Defense Department WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in the House Armed Services Committee meeting (link is external), Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior Member of the Committee, introduced an amendment to the reconciliation bill (H. Con. Res. 14) to ensure Elon Musk's DOGE does not impact U.S. military readiness. The amendment locks the funding authorized for the  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, a member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, issued the following opening statement at a May 2, 2025, hearing: * * * Courtney Opening Statement for TAL Hearing: "Small UAS and Counter-Small UAS: Gaps, Requirements, and Projected Capabilities" Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for their time today. I look forward to our discussion. Mr. Chairman, I'd especially like to thank you f  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2025: * * * 100 Days In, Trump is Blocking At Least $430 Billion Dollars in Funding Owed to American People Washington, D.C. -- Today--on President Trump's 100th day in office--Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropri  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, Democrats will always be a friend to those fighting for their freedom--and the American people will always stand with Ukraine. While ceasefire negotiations may be underway, Ukraine is not giving up, nor should they. Russia's offensives have stalled. European partners and allies are still committed to the st  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I rise to first and foremost submit an article by--I hope everyone gets to read it. We will be circulating it to all Members--about the Trump plan to go after our university system and destroy the research that goes on at our universities and m  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Courtney, Walberg Lead Bicameral, Bipartisan Bill to Improve Health Care Access for Federal Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, introduced the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Larson and Kelly in The Hill: "Unlocking Homeownership: A Bipartisan Approach to Building Affordable Housing" Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Mike Kelly 's (PA-16) op-ed, "Unlocking Homeownership: A Bipartisan Approach to Building Affordable Housing," (link is external) was featured in The Hill. "In cities like Erie and Hartford -- which we proudly represent   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/25/25-5/2/25 Condemning the Chaos of the First 100 Days of the Trump Administration [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his Democratic colleagues speaking on the Senate Floor to highlight the chaos and destruction caused during the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. "This Administration has been cruel, and it has  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: At Hearing, Blumenthal Warns of Harm the Trump Administration's 83,000 "Nonsensical" VA Firings Will Have on Veterans' Mental Health Care [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today focused on examining mental health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal stressed the harmful impact the Trump Administration's  more