WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement regarding the spread of coronavirus: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that Coronavirus is now a heightened threat. "That warning is a call to action to beef up our public sector counter measures at the local, state, and federal levels. "This is a time for the country to rise above political and jurisdictional borders and save lives." Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Feb. 26: Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, questioned Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the Department of Defense's (DOD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Budget Request. The DOD's budget request proposed to siphon resources from critical shipbuilding programs in FY 21,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Richard Neal (MA-01) introduced legislation to save the Last Green Valley Heritage Corridor and the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area through a 15-year reauthorization. Without this critical reauthorization, these two National Heritage Areas would lose important federal support through the National Park Service. "The Last Green  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 25: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following statement after the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released its official evaluation of the Navy's shipbuilding budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. In their evaluation of the Navy's proposed shipbuilding budget for FY 2021, CRS found that the Na  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following transcript on Feb. 26: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, held a hearing with HHS Secretary Alex Azar on the President's budget request for Fiscal Year 2021. DeLauro and Azar discussed the federal government's response to the coronavirus, the $10.1 billion in proposed cuts to HHS, HHS's handling of information on una  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, gave remarks at a bipartisan briefing on the federal response to the coronavirus with administration officials. Below are DeLauro's remarks: Good morning, everyone. For this critical bipartisan briefing, we have administration officials with us to update the Congress on th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks on Feb. 26: Mr. Secretary, welcome to the Labor, HHS, and Education Subcommittee. This is our first hearing on the President's fiscal year 2021 Budget request. However, I want to start with a matter of urgency: the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Cases are growing, as is alarm. This is both domestically and internationally. The U.S. government has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak with aggressive measures.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks on Feb. 27: Secretary Devos. Welcome to the Subcommittee. It is our second budget hearing of the year. It is your fourth budget hearing with us. We are examining the President's Department of Education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As I was reviewing the budget materials, Madame Secretary, this much was clear to me. You are seeking to privatize public education. But, I believe that is the wrong dire  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a letter to Congress requesting additional funding for the coronavirus outbreak, as well as authority to transfer and reprogram previously appropriated funds. "The United States is in the midst of a public health emergency, yet tonight's emergency supplemental funding request from the Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Representatives Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Richard Neal (MA-01) introduced legislation to save the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area and Last Green Valley National Heritage Area through a 15-year reauthorization. Without this critical reauthorization, these two National Heritage Areas would lose important federal support through the National Park Service. "The protectio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) is working closely with the Office of Governor Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Emergency Management Association (CEMA), and the Connecticut Department of Public Health to monitor the status of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and evaluate our district's ability to respond to any impact the Novel Coronavirus may have on Connecticut. "I am working diligently with my colleagues  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Jim Himes hosted a roundtable discussion at the Norwalk Community Health Center focused on reducing youth substance abuse and announced $1.875 million in federal grant funding for three local organizations. The Partnership (Positive Directions), the Trumbull Partnership Against Underage Drinking & Drugs (TPAUD) and Kids in Crisis received the combined $1.875 million over th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Feb. 27 on the 1st anniversary of the passage of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8): "Today marks one year of inaction from Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans. The majority of Americans support universal background checks. A year ago the House passed the Bipartisan Background Checks of 2019 Act (H.R. 8) to close the 'gun-show loophole' and require all firearm transfers and sales to underg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on coronavirus: "There is no reason for Americans to panic. "We must come together as a nation to address this potential pandemic. I call on President Trump to appoint a head liaison to lead this effort as President Obama did when the Ebola virus first surfaced. "This should be an interagency effort and everyone must pull together and cooperate to work first to get a diagnosis system in place and then a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Feb. 26 regarding the House passage of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act (H.R. 35): "The practice of lynching in America remains a dark stain on our history. "It is a disgrace that after thousands of tragic deaths lynching is still not a federal hate crime. "Today we honor the memory of Emmett Till and all who were victims of this heinous act by categorizing it as a federal hate crime. "I applaud the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) questioned Health and Human Services Secretary on the Trump Administration's response to the Coronavirus. "Preparing for the inevitable spread of the Coronavirus requires an all hands on deck approach. "After speaking with medical and public health experts, including Connecticut's Commissioner of Public Health Renee Coleman-Mitchell yesterday, it has become clear that first   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) condemned the final rule by the Social Security Administration (SSA), "Removing Inability to Communicate in English as an Education Category." "With this rule, the Trump Administration will deny people the Social Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) condemned the final rule by the Social Security Administration (SSA), "Removing Inability to Communicate in English as an Education Category." "With this rule, the Trump Administration will deny people the Social Sec  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 24: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Aeroturn LLC of Oxford is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Aeroturn is a zero-maintenance turnstile manufacturer that offers 100% made in the U.S. products for a variety of buildings across the country. Founded in 2001, the company's 10 employees work out of a 7,000 square-foot facility in Oxford that incl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that Stratford craft brewery, Athletic Brewing Company, has been named "Murphy's Innovator of the Month." Founded in 2017 by Connecticut natives John Walker and Bill Shufelt, Athletic Brewing Company is the nation's first brewer dedicated entirely to non-alcoholic beer. The founders of Athletic Brewing teamed up to tap into the growing trend o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's supplemental coronavirus budget request: "The president's emergency funding request to respond to the coronavirus is far too little, and far too late. Weeks after it was already clear that this was a developing crisis where a speedy response was critical, President Trump finally send  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- 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 Sunday joined CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss national intelligence reports that Russia is currently interfering in the 2020 presidential election and his recent trip to Munich and Ukraine, including his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Excerpts from Murphy's inte  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 25: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday questioned U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar on the administration's novel coronavirus response during a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services. The Pres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following op-ed on the growing power of the youth-led gun violence prevention movement published on the MTV News website: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday authored an op-ed in MTV News about the growing power of the youth-led gun violence prevention movement. In the op-ed, Murphy highlights the importance of the youth movement in the face of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's refusal for the past year  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill Would Extend Authorization For Fifteen Years - Remove Funding Limits * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) this week introduced legislation to reauthorize the two National Heritage Areas (NHAs) in Connecticut and Massachusetts, the Last Green Valle  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * - Bill Would Extend Authorization For Fifteen Years - Remove Funding Limits * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) this week introduced legislation to reauthorize the two National Heritage Areas (NHAs) in Connecticut and Massachusetts, the Last Green Valle  more