NORWICH, Connecticut, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced the creation of new resource page to provide Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans, their families, and others with important information on how to apply for new resources being made available to Blue Water veterans through the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA). The new resources are being made available to veterans following Congress's passage the signing i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: This week, the House Committee on Education & Labor overwhelmingly passed the College Affordability Act. As a leading member of the Committee, United States Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) played a dynamic role in drafting and marking up this critical piece of legislation. The College Affordability Act, which reauthorizes the Higher Education Act, lowers costs for students, expands opportunities for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- 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, will introduce a Senate resolution commemorating the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht, or the "Night of Broken Glass." November 9, 1938 marked the first large-scale anti-Semitic operation of the Nazi Party just before the Holocaust began. The resolution honors all those who perished in the Holocaust, sup  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that RAF Electronic Hardware in Seymour is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Founded in 1975, RAF specializes in the manufacturing of electronic hardware components, including spacers, standoffs, thumb screws, jack screws and handles in a variety of metals and finishes for the telecommunications, medical, entertainment and military/ae  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) led U.S. Senators Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Robert Casey (D-Pa.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) in sending a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urging the State Department to ensure that Scott Hapgood's safety is protected when he travels to Angu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) this week introduced the Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act--legislation to reverse the Trump administration's recent rule change that would make fewer Americans eligible for the Affor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday introduced a privileged resolution to require U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to detail the extent of Turkey's human rights abuses   more

GROTON, Connecticut, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) convened a panel discussion and community conversation in Groton, CT to address the skyrocketing costs of prescription medication, and to highlight the Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3) and the work being done in Congress to give Americans a better deal on prescription drugs. Courtney was joined on the panel by regional health care experts Nora Duncan (Director,   more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement regarding after State Rep. Linda Orange, D-Colchester, announced her intention to resign her seat in the Connecticut General Assembly effective Feb. 1 in order to dedicate her focus and energy to her health: "Linda's decision today to resign her seat effective February 1 is another example of her selfless leadership and commitment to a district that she has represented so well over the last fifteen   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following statement on the status of the Block V multi-year contract for the Virginia-class submarine program: "Today's news that the Block V contract is reaching the final backstretch with a framework that will be built around a minimum of nine subs and an option for a tenth to maintain the program of record shows real progress in terms of getting a   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released a letter he wrote to state officials and state legislators updating them on federal housing funding that could be used for crumbling foundations, and additional ways to put the funding to greater use. Rep. Courtney has worked for years to secure a variety of federal assistance for victims of the crumbling foundations crisis in Connecticut. Courtney first i  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) was joined by officials from Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) for a tour of the final upgrades to the New England Central Rail (NECR). The NECR corridor runs from the deep-water port of New London, CT to the Vermont-Canadian border, and currently connects businesses with shipping options for raw materials and fi  more

WATERBURY, Connecticut, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement after the Trump administration officially began withdrawing from the Paris climate accord: "The decision by the Trump Administration to withdraw from the landmark Paris Climate Accord is irresponsible, irrational, and dangerously close-minded. The science is clear: climate change is real and it is here. "We need to be doing more to repair the damage done to our planet, not backing away from the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Richard E. Neal joined Joe Courtney (CT-02) and John Larson (CT-01) to release a letter supported by the entire Connecticut House delegation urging the House Appropriations Committee to support a final spending package that retains the full level of $4 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct pyrrhotite research  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the reconciliation agreement between the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and the Southern Transitional Council: On Wednesday, Murphy also met with Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir to discuss the Riyadh agreement and the potential for a broader peace deal in Yemen. Murphy said: "The Riyadh agreement is a positive  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday urged Senate action on critical election security measures ahead of 2020 in a joint press call with U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md.). This comes just as the U.S. Departments of Justice, Defense, Homeland Security, National Intelligence, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sens. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following joint statement after William Nardini was confirmed by the Senate to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: "Bill Nardini is a highly respected member of Connecticut's legal community and a devoted public servant. "After thoroughly reviewing his record and carefully considering his testimony before the Senator Judiciary Committee, we believe Bill Nardini will br  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statements after the U.S. Navy notified Congress of a multi-year contract for the next block of Virginia-class submarines to be built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in New London: The Navy's Fiscal Year 2020 budget request included a total of 11 submarines in Block V, but  more