WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on consumer confusion about date labels. The report (GAO-19-407) is titled "Date Labels on Packaged Foods: USDA and FDA Could Take Additional Steps to Reduce Consumer Confusion". The report was sent to Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, chairwoman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, on Sept. 9. Here are exce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Measure Seeks to Stop U.S. Weapons From Ending Up In the Wrong Hands * * * 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 and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday released the following statement after passage of his amendment to condition U.S. su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday spoke about his recent travel to Germany, Kosovo, Serbia and Ukraine with U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). Prior to their departure, Russia had denied both senators a visa to enter the country. In May and following reports that Rudy Giuliani was traveling to Ukraine, Murphy sent a letter to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday proposed a set of new capabilities that are necessary to carry forward a progressive foreign policy. In a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations, Murphy specifically laid out four concrete ideas for how progressives can close the perceived national security gap with Republicans, and mainta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Friday led a bipartisan group of 7 senators in calling on Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates to fulfill his country's $750 million commitment to the United Nations to help fund critical programs aimed at alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. In the letter, the member  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Two Selected Participants Will Each Receive $10,000 Scholarship, Spend Week in DC Immersed in Leadership Education/Public * * * U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are calling for Connecticut school districts to nominate outstanding high school students to participate in the 2020 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) by submitting nominee applicati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and colleagues in calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to act on their Keep Americans Safe Act (S.447), which would prohibit the transfer, importation, or possession of magazines able to hold more than ten rounds of ammunit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Following a string of mass shootings this summer in Texas, California and Ohio, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday, along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), took to the U.S. Senate floor to share stories of people whose lives have been affected by gun violence. Murphy also urged P  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday led a bipartisan group of 8 senators in calling on Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to fulfill the Kingdom's $750 million commitment to the United Nations to help fund critical programs aimed at alleviating the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. In the le  more

GROTON, Connecticut, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: This morning, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat for their new South Yard Assembly Building, a new submarine production facility designed specifically for construction of the U.S. Navy's next-generation Columbia-class submarines. With c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today wrote a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless urging them to take e-cigarettes amidst an outbreak of lung illnesses. Currently, more than 450 people have fallen ill across 33 states, including Connecticut, and 5 people have died. Late last week, feder  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on an impeachment inquiry against President Trump: "I support Chairman Nadler and the Judiciary Committee taking action to move forward with an investigation into whether President Trump should be the subject of impeachment proceedings. "Several weeks ago, I similarly called for an impeachment inquiry to determine whether the President had committed impeachable offenses. "The American people deserve to have  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswomen Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), and Lucy McBath (GA-06) introduced H.R. 4298, the Pell Grant Restoration Act. This critical legislation would amend Title IV of the Higher Education Act to restore students' Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which they would have qualified for loan forgiveness due to school closure or institutional fraud or misconduc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on direct negotiations with the White House on background checks legislation: "I think time is running short to find a compromise on background checks. "I'm still negotiating in good faith to find a bipartisan proposal that will expand checks to cover more commercial sales and save lives, and I continue to take the president at his word that he wants the same thing. "But as each day goes by, it see  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the announcement of President Trump's decision to fire National Security Advisor John Bolton: "We're now headed for our fourth national security advisor in less than three years. "This revolving door of American leadership is devastating to our nation's security as our allies now turn to more stable nations - like China and Russia - as our forei  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations committees, issued the following statement after reports that President Trump lifted his hold on U.S. aid to Ukraine: "I'm glad President Trump decided to lift his personal hold on U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, but it's unfortunate it took the prospect of an embarrassing vote in the Appropriations Committee to get him to change his mind. His ambivalence signaled tr  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Calls Tunnel Proposal Project of National Significance * * * Today, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio (OR-04) joined Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) in East Hartford, CT to discuss the future of the Hartford region's infrastructure. "The I-84 and I-91 interchange is a great example of a project where we can fix the mistakes of the   more