WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee responsible for funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, introduced new, emergency paid sick leave legislation, building off the Healthy Families Act (HFA), to provide  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following news release on March 5: * * * - Reports to NCMEC CyberTipline of suspected child sexual abuse material have grown * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-California) today introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the tech industry to take online child sexual expl  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The House Financial Services subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance issued the following testimony on March 4 by Sonja Larkin-Thorne, chair of the Connecticut Insurance Department Advisory Council on Technology's Consumer Data Subcommittee, at a hearing entitled "Drivers of Discrimination: An Examination of Unfair Premiums, Practices, and Policies in the Auto Insurance Industry": My name is Sonja Larkin-Thorne. I have over 40 years of experience in   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-5) voted in favor of H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019. In 2019, the number of middle and high school students using tobacco reached 5.3 million, a staggering surge of 3 million over the span of two years. This has been attributed to the widespread availability and appeal of kid-friendly flavors and has reversed th  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The House Ways and Means subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures issued the following testimony on March 4 by Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, at a hearing to examine the impact of the tax code on Native American tribes: My name is Rodney Butler, and I am the Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation located in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Mr. Chairman, I am aware this is the first tax hearing on tribal issues in over 25 years- that   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 6: Yesterday, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Armed Subcommittee on Services Seapower and Projection Forces, continued to press Navy officials over the 2021 budget request to remove a second Virginia class submarine as Assistant Secretary of the Navy James F. Geurts appeared for a hearing before Chairman Courtney's Seapower Subcommittee. Over the course of Chairman Courtn  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-5) voted on a bipartisan, bicameral agreement for the $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus response funding package. "We urgently need a coordinated, fully-funded, whole-of-government response to keep us safe from the widening coronavirus epidemic. Through this funding, we commit to making sure we are putting a robust plan in place and everyone has access to treatments," sai  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on March 4: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement this afternoon after the House of Representatives voted to pass the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 220 (H.R. 6074), a bill to provide emergency response supplemental funding to combat the coronavirus epidemic - including at least $7 million for the State of Connecticut - and to keep America  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 2: Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, questioned Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Michael M. Gilday about the Navy's 2021 budget request, which included a reduction in Virginia-class production next year from two submarines to one. "In this year's submission, you've got two salvage ships. We need them, they're  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks on March 3: We are examining child poverty in America: the immense physical toll and financial strain it puts on our young people, our families, and our nation. The ranking member would love to be here, but is held up at the Rules Committee. So, I ask unanimous consent to enter his remarks into the record. To frame the impact of poverty on our children, I want to mention the work of Dr. Pamela Cantor, a p  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks on March 4: I would also like to welcome the five Institute and Center Directors joining Dr. Collins: Dr. Diana Bianchi (Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development), Dr. Anthony Fauci (Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), Dr. Gary Gibbons (Director of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute), Dr. Doug Lowy (Deputy Di  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Rosa L. Delauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 4, entitled "Support for the Social Security 2100 Act": Let me commend my colleague and friend Congressman John Larson, the chair of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, for his leadership and his legislation the Social Security 2100 Act. He is a tireless advocate for upholding our promise to our seniors, with respect to their retiremen  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after voting to pass the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074), an emergency supplemental funding agreement to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). "I am proud of the bipartisa  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by Republican state officials and supported by the Trump administration: "In the midst of a public health emergency posed by the coronavirus, President Trump, his administration, and Republican officials across the country are continuing to try to rip health coverage from tens of millions of Americans. "That is unconscionable. Since its enactment, the  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 4, entitled "FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act": Today I introduce the "FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act," with support from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the California State Association of Counties. I want to thank my colleague Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) for his support as the origina  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-5) joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-3), Congressman Donald Norcross, (NJ-1), and national education leaders to address the drastic need for investment in the infrastructure of our schools. "I have worked in schools where the physical structures did not support the growing student populations or have the necessary technology or security upgrades. I have  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former State Representative and Deputy Majority Leader Tim Moynihan. Moynihan was a highly regarded public servant having also served as the Chairman of the Board of Education in East Hartford, Chairman of the Connecticut Democratic Party, President of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, and was a close ally of Governo  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Feb. 29 after it was announced that the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban regime have reached a peace agreement: "After nearly two decades of fighting, today's signing of the peace agreement marks a gradual step towards the end of our nation's longest war. The announcement provides hope for our troops abroad, relief for their families, and signals greater certainty for the region afte  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on March 3: House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump's call for a Social Security payroll tax holiday: "President Trump's call for a Social Security payroll tax holiday as an economic stimulus, is counterintuitive to what economists like Jason Furman, Larry Summers, and Heather Boushey have said. "They recently h  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 5: Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for an $8.3 billion emergency funding package to address and combat the public health threat posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The legislation provides new funding for a vigorous and comprehensive response to the crisis, as well as support for state and local health agencies, vaccine and treatment development, and loans for affected sm  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA), David McKinley (R-WV), Max Rose (D-NY) and Mike Simpson (R-ID) - fellow members of the Save Minor League Baseball Task Force - in applauding the House Oversight and Reform Committee for advancing H.R. 6020, the bill they introduced to affirm the important role that Minor League Baseball Teams play in the economic and cultural dev  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 6: Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Katie Porter (CA-45), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig raising concerns about the affordability and accessibility of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic testing   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 4: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on supplemental funding bill to address coronavirus and urged Congress to pass it immediately: "The growing coronavirus epidemic is serious and we must come together as a countr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Saturday released the following statement on the U.S.-Taliban deal to prompt negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government: "The war in Afghanistan has gone on for too long, and the U.S.-Taliban deal to set the stage for dialogue between the Taliban and the Afghan government is a step in the   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: 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 Friday made the following statement: "I'm relieved to see that Putin and Erdogan agreed to a ceasefire in Syria. "The recent escalation of violence in Idlib has pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, displacing one   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's announcement that they will hear oral arguments in Texas v. United States, a Republican-led and Trump administration-backed lawsuit aimed at overturning the Affordable Care Act, later this year: "As the global   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 3: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), on Tuesday, during a U.S. Senate Committee hearing on Health, Education Labor & Pensions, questioned Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Deputy Director Dr. Anne Schuchat and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephan Hahn on the emerging threat of coronavirus and what officials are doing in response. On having to corre  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - The Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition's Sentinel Award is their Highest Honor, Presented Annually to Policy Makers who Demonstrate Extraordinary Support for American Defense Manufacturers * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday was presented with the Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition (WPRC) 2020 Sentinel Award for his legislative leadership on behalf of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Murphy Authored the Honor Our Commitment Act Requiring the VA to Provide Mental Health Care to At-Risk Veterans with 'Other Than Honorable' Discharges * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after a report issued by OUTVETS and the Veterans Legal Clinic at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and Veterans Legal Services said that   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 6: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday held a press conference after the U.S. Senate voted 96-1 to approve $8.3 billion in emergency funding to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Connecticut is expected to receive millions of dollars in aid to support state efforts to prepare for and combat a potential outbreak. President Trump signed this funding into  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 3: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA-27), U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (CO-2) on Tuesday introduced bicameral legislation that would block the implementation of President Trump's recent executive order expanding  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 6: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-2), Jim Himes (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-4) and Jahana Hayes (CT-5) sent a letter to Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to express concern about the lack of COVID-19 diagnostic testing kits provided to  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 5: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Protect Our Care held a press call on Thursday to discuss the president's coronavirus response and how his failure to adequate prepare America for this public health crisis makes us less safe. On the seriousness of the moment, Murphy said: "In many ways, this is t  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 6: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, questioned the State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC) Head Lea Gabrielle this week about the center's work--specifically around the coronavirus misinformation abroad--and what additional resources it needs to carry out its mission more effectively. Murphy and U.S. Senator Rob Portman   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- 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, joined committee colleagues Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), this week in introducing a Senate resolution (S. Res 525), expressing continued support for the people of Nicaragua as they fight to restore democracy. "The political crisis in Nicaragua will only be resolved when the  more