WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today introduced legislation to reinforce the Trump administration's efforts to prevent the Chinese-owned telecom company Huawei from threatening America's national security. The Defending America's 5G Future Ac  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today introduced legislation to reinforce the Trump administration's efforts to prevent the Chinese-owned telecom company Huawei from threatening America's national security. The Defending America's 5G Future Act  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today voted to pass the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. DeLauro spoke on the House Floor in favor of the bill, which passed by a vote of 231-199. Below are DeLauro's remarks as delivered, and a video is available here (https://www.facebook.com/CongresswomanRosaDeLauro/videos/900666023643380/) Mr. Speaker, let's be clear  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Legislation to Prevent Housing Situations Similar to the North End of Hartford * * * On Friday, the HUD Inspection Act of 2019 was introduced by Reps. Al Lawson and Alma Adams. Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) is an original cosponsor of the legislation. "From Barbour Gardens to the Clay Arsenal Apartments, the North End of Hartford has seen firsthand what happens when HUD inspections fail. Clos  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday questioned U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Joan Polaschik and U.S. Department of Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Michael Mulro  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined fellow Senate Democrats to introduce the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act. This new legislation, supported by more than three dozen senators, would put an end to the Trump Administration's cruel and neglectful treatment of children at the U.S.-Mexico border and reform how children fleeing persecution are treated betwee  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Following the introduction of new IRS rules that would block critical state workarounds to harmful state and local tax (SALT) deduction caps, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirs  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: As the U.S. Congress continues debate on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) on Thursday reintroduced the Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act, to create a loan forgiveness program for beginning farmers and ranchers, as well as other groups such as women, veterans, and minority farmers. Student loan debt is a   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: One week after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the Republican-led Texas v. United States lawsuit to dismantle the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor calling on the Trump administration and congressio  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement after Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigned: "Secretary Acosta made the right choice by stepping down. His sweetheart deal for Jeffrey Epstein--who sexually abused children--was indefensible. As U.S. Attorney in Miami, Acosta effectively ended an ongoing FBI investigation into Epstein that could have turned up much if not all of the heinous crimes we are learning about now. "Beyond that, Acosta systematic  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 582 the Raise the Wage Act which would raise the national minimum wage to $15 over six years and index it to inflation thereafter. According to a recent Congressional Budget Office study, the bill would not only increase wages for up to 27.3 million Americans, it would also lift 1.3 million Americans out of poverty. "This bill is badly needed. The federal minimu  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement after voting in favor to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt: "Today, I voted to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for their refusal to comply with Congressional subpoenas. Congress is attempting to investigate the process through which the Trump administration tried to add a citizenship question to the Cen  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) cosponsored Congressional Review Act SALT Resolution, which would stop a Trump Administration Treasury Department Regulation from going into effect on August 12th. The regulation would restrict states from establishing a trust to accept payments from taxpayers to satisfy state and local tax liabilities. "83 percent of 2017 Republican Tax Law went to the nation's   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 through a gradual phase-in. Larson is an original cosponsor of the legislation. "Everybody deserves to be paid a living wage for their work. I was proud to vote for this vital legislation today. Connecticut has already been a leader on this front. The Governor signed a  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748), which repeals what's known as the "Cadillac Tax". The Cadillac Tax would have imposed a 40 percent tax on some employer-sponsored health insurance plans. Larson is a cosponsor of the legislation. "Since the enactment of the 'Cadillac' tax in 2010, Joe Courtney has led the charge to repeal the t  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania and Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following joint statement after the vote for Cadillac tax: Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 748, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 on a bipartisan vote of 419-6. If enacted, the bill would repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health insurance plans, more commonly known as the "Cadillac Tax." "Today, we acted to fully repeal the Cadillac  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Increased ICE presence at schools, courthouses, churches, and hospitals foments fear and deters immigrants from receiving an education, reporting domestic abuse and other crimes, and seeking social services * * * As the Trump Administration plans to target immigrant communities with widespread, indiscriminate raids starting on Sunday, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Richard Blumenth  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation authored by Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) to improve election security. The Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act would make it a federal crime t  more

ASPEN, Colorado, July 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, spoke at the Aspen Institute's annual Aspen Security Forum discussion: "U.S. Strategy in an Unstable Middle East" touching on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East in a conversation with CNN national security analyst Samantha Vinogra  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Element 119 in Thomaston is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Element 119 specializes in the manufacturing of advanced ceramic coatings for the automotive, aircraft, and marine industries. "Element 119 is leading the way in cutting edge coating, as we see their products on cars and helicopters all around the world. Their produc  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on U.S. Iraq policy featuring Joan Polaschik, acting principal deputy assistant secretary of the Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and Michael P. Mulroy, defense deputy assistant secretary for the Middle East: "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks at the opening of the third biennial Connecticut in the Capitol Conference: Murphy was joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and former Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd. "I wanted to just add my thanks to everyone for joining us here. We know you have a lot going on in your lives. You are here by virtue of your position of leadership in Connecticut's business, civic, political life. And I h  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Highlights the War Machine, Dangers of IRGC Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday opposed unauthorized war with Iran at a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol. Last week, the U.S. House of Represen  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today introduced legislation to reinforce the Trump administration's efforts to prevent the Chinese-owned telecom company Huawei from threatening America's national security. The Defending America's 5G Futu  more