NORWICH, Connecticut, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney, Chairman of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the award of the Block V multi-year procurement contract for the Virginia class submarine program by the U.S. Navy to General Dynamics Electric Boat. The $22.2 billion contract provides for materials and construction of up to 10 Virginia class submarines through 2023  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the House of Representatives unanimously approved H. Res. 585, Reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other agreements to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) is a cosponsor of the legislation and serves as a member on the Friends of Ireland caucus. "Over 20 years ago, the Good Friday Agreement ended decades of horrific violence. This agreeme  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Seidel, LLC in Waterbury is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Seidel is a family-owned and operated business founded in 1987 by Michael Ritzenhoff and his father, Hermann. Seidel specializes in anodized and decorative finishes for aluminum alloy parts primarily for the cosmetic industry. Anodizing is an electrochemical process th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday questioned U.S. Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood during a subcommittee hearing on the insights, implications, and objectives for U.S. policy of protests in Lebanon   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- 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 pressed the State Department's Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale and Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Christopher Ford about politically-motivated investigations. In response to Murphy's questioning, Hale confirmed that it is not official  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Data Care Act Will Stop Websites and Apps from Using Personal Data to Harm Users, Protect User Information from Hacks, and Hold Companies Accountable for Misuse * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) who led a group of senators in reintroducing legislation to protect people's personal data online. The Data Care Act would require websites, app  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- 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 Wednesday joined the Atlantic Council's conference on U.S. strategic interests in Ukraine. This bipartisan event reaffirmed U.S. support for Ukraine, as well as proposed key policy recommendations for U.S. lawmakers. Murphy discussed the current impeachment inquiry and the Trump administration's bribery   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday joined gun violence survivors and gun violence prevention advocates, including Brady, Everytown for Gun Safety, and Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, to applaud the strength of the gun violence prevention movement in the face of the NRA's extreme agenda. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in NYSRPA v. City of New York,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today introduced the Eviction Prevention Act, legislation that would help low-income people get access to legal counsel if they are being evicted. In 2016, landlords filed an average of four evictions per minute, totaling nearly 2.3 million. At the same time, just 10 percent of tenants have legal representation in evictions lawsuits, compared to an estimated 90 percen  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on the opening of Borough 496, a business incubator in Hamden: "Borough 496 in Hamden is a great addition to Connecticut's Third District. "This new incubator--spearheaded by Hamden Economic Development Director Dale Kroop--will help small businesses create new jobs, grow our local economy, bolster our workforce, and strengthen our communities. "I am proud to have made available $1.5 million   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Jim Himes' (CT-04) Insider Trading Prohibition Act (HR 2534) by a vote of 410-13. The bill establishes an unambiguous statutory prohibition on insider trading. The fairness, integrity and safety of our nation's capital markets are weakened when corporate insiders and others who wrongfully obtain inside information misuse it, profiting at the expense of o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) reintroduced the bipartisan Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education (AIM HIGH) Act. This legislation would establish an independent commission to develop voluntary guidelines for accessible postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies to ensure students with disabilities have access to the same materials  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan legislation will require SSA to mail Social Security Account Statements every year * * * Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Larson (D-CT), Ways and Means Committee Member Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Finance Committee Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Know Your Social Security A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- 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 subcommittee hearing on the insights, implications and objectives for U.S. policy of protests in Lebanon and Iraq with State Department Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood: "Listen: let's face the obvious, everywhere we look  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- 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 statement after reports that the hold on U.S. military aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces was lifted: "My trip to Lebanon confirmed that we must continue investing in the LAF, and I'm relieved that reports indicate these critical funds have been released. "There was no legitimate security ratio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- 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. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Jahana Hayes (CT-5), and Jim Himes (CT-4) on Tuesday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging the Department to abandon its proposed rule regarding the Standard Utility Allowances (SUA) in the Supplemental Nutrition Assi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday gave the following remarks at press conference to demand congressional action on gun violence prevention bills. He was joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-5), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Mike Thompson (CA-5), and representatives from Newtown Action Alliance, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Coa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- 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 Navy and Electric Boat finalized a multi-year contract for the next block of Virginia-class submarines to be built by General Dynamics Electric Boat in New London: Murphy said: "The hardworking men and women at Electric Boat continue to prove their abi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday announced the formation of a bipartisan working group to facilitate ongoing discussions about student athlete compensation and related issues. The working group will provide an informal setting for discussions among members, and also with collegiate partners, athletes, and experts who wish to engage lawmakers. Additional membe  more