WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on March 11: The House voted to pass H.R. 6020, legislation introduced by Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and members of the bipartisan Save Minor League Baseball Task Force that reaffirms the cultural importance of Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams across the United States. H.R. 6020 also instructs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the social, economic, and historic contributions that M  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: In a letter to President Trump, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 32 Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) to call for an economic stimulus package focused on working Americans and their families who will be most harmed by the outbreak and spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus in the United States. "The spread of COVID-19 will cr  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 9: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Skillcraft Machine Tool Co., Inc. of South Windsor is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Founded in 1946, Skillcraft's 32 employees work out of a 20,000 square foot facility in South Windsor, where they manufacturer support equipment for the aerospace industry--including products required to disassemble, service, and   more

WASHINGTON, March 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 Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Monday spoke with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield, M.D., about the latest on the coronavirus outbreak. Murphy and Redfield   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 11: Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) helped introduce two new bills to help protect Americans amid the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. First, Courtney joined eighteen of his colleagues in introducing the No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act, which would ensure that all health insurance providers cover COVID-19 testing at no cost to patients. Second, Courtney and twelve of his colleagues introduced the Maintaini  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) shared another update with Connecticut Second District residents on the latest work in the House of Representatives to aid states and local governments in addressing the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Last week, the House voted to pass an emergency supplemental funding bill that provided $8.3 billion in new federal funding to combat the COVID-19 epidemic  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 13: The Department of Social Services announced that Connecticut's Medicaid and CHIP Programs, known as HUSKY, will begin reimbursement for services provided to patients via telemedicine. The change will be permanent for certain psychiatric services, like individual therapy, family therapy, and medication management. The change will be temporary during the current public health emergency for med  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 10: The House passed H.R. 3598, the bipartisan Federally Requiring Earned Education-Debt Discharges for Veterans Act (FREED Vets Act). Introduced by Representative Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) and Andy Levin (MI-09), the legislation would require the U.S. Department of Education to automatically discharge federa  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks on March 10: Good morning. I am pleased to have the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before the Subcommittee. It has been several years (March 2016) since our last hearing on the budget of the nation's leading public health agency. What good timing. Let me welcome CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield. It is good to see you and your colleagues, who are here to answer questions. * Dr. Ileana Arias, A  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following remarks: Chairman Ring and General Counsel Robb. Welcome to the Subcommittee and thank you for joining us to testify this morning. This is first the hearing on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in five years. We are examining the NLRB's budget request for fiscal year 2021, a proposed ten percent cut of $27 million. To start, let me just say that after years of flat funding, it is my sincere belief that NLR  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on March 12 after New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker announced the indefinite closure of New Haven Public Schools and senior centers: "I have deep respect for the decision Mayor Elicker and city officials made today to close down New Haven Public Schools. "I know our local leaders did not take this decision lightly and that it is done to protect our kids' and their families' health. "The Mayor's decision u  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement after a child in Stratford tested positive for the coronavirus: "I am closely monitoring the situation after learning our District has its first presumptive positive COVID-19 case--a child in Stratford. My thoughts are with their family at this time, and I wish them a speedy recovery. "Once again, I thank Governor Lamont, Public Health Commissioner Coleman-Mitchell, and all of our state officials and he  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 11: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes joined fellow House Democrats in introducing legislation to protect the safety of health care workers caring for patients with the coronavirus. The COVID-19 Worker Protection Act of 2020 (H.R. 6139) would require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to ensure health care facilities implement compreh  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on March 9 regarding the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Connecticut, involving an employee working at Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital: "As the Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner has said in recent weeks, COVID-19 hitting Connecticut was not a matter of if, but when. Tonight, we have seen the broad reach of this virus within Connecticut's borders - impacting a frontline health  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called for an infrastructure package to be taken up as part of the effort to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the economy. "Industries across the United States are being impacted by the spread of the COVID-19. Now is the time for Congress to invest in a comprehensive infrastructure package to spur the economy and help support our small and medium-sized businesses across  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on March 11: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the bipartisan War Powers Resolution that was approved by the Senate. "The authorization of the use of military force under Article I Section 8 of the Constitution is Congress's responsibility. "This bipartisan resolution reasserts that responsibility and prevents the President from taking unauthorized military action. "Today's vote is only a first ste  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 9 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation 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 Connecticut. While Connecticut has not experienced a confirmed case of COVID-19, cases in neighboring states continue to be reported. On Thursday, Governor N  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to take action to ensure American families have food security during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). Each year, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Child Nutrition programs provide mill  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 11: Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) in introducing the Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act, new legislation to combat the economic imp  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 11: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes joined Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) in introducing the Ensuring Emergency Food Security Act, new legislation to combat the economic impacts of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * - Murphy Responds to Republican Requests for Documents on Hunter Biden, Burisma * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday called on several executive branch inspectors general to investigate whether their agencies are complying with politically-driven requests from Congress. In a letter to the State Department Inspecto  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following transcript: Following President Trump's remarks after the weekly Senate Republican lunch, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Tuesday in calling on the Trump administration to treat the coronavirus outbreak as a public health crisis. During his remarks, Murphy called out the pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), top Democrat of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday made the following statement after receiving a classified briefing from the Trump administration on the Afghanistan negotiations: "I have generally been supportive of trying to negotiate an agreement with the Taliban in which the  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 9 -- 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 and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after it was announced that a Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital worker tested positive for COVID-19. "We always knew it was a matter of when, not if, the COVID-19 would touch Connecticut. As we conti  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 9: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, joined CBS's Face the Nation to discuss the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus epidemic and ongoing negotiations in Afghanistan. Connecticut reported their first case of coronavirus in the state Saturday. Murphy voted  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Thursday, introduced the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act to help address the growing challenges posed by food allergies, which affect tens of millions of Americans. The bill modernizes our nation's labeling laws by codifying sesame as a major food allergen and calls for a comprehensive report on foo  more