WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following remarks on June 14, 2023: * * * Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Representative Kathy Manning (NC-6), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and Members of Congress for a press conference to reintroduce the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would codify the fundamental right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in Griswold v. Connecticut. Below  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, joined members of the U.S. House and Senate in reintroducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would put into law Americans' right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in its Griswold v. Connecticut decision. Enshrining the right to cont  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bill Johnson released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4006, the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, to govern private land use restrictions on amateur radio. Johnson was joined in introducing the legislation by Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut: Antennas are essential for all wireless communication, whether TV broadcasts, wireless internet, Wi-Fi, or amateur radio. Existi  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release and letter on June 12, 2023: Today, following a recent announcement that Uber will allow minors to request rides and travel without an accompanying adult, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) called on ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft to take additional steps to prevent their services from being used to transport victims of human   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release and letter on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), demanded communications and records from PGA Tour and LIV Golf regarding their planned merger. On June 6, 2023, PGA Tour announced that it had reached an agreement to combine its commercial businesses with LIV Golf, which is owned by the Saudi Arabian gover  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement after Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster, and SeatGeek announced they will begin showing consumers the full price of tickets and fees up front: "Live Nation-Ticketmaster's announcement is a step in the right direction, but no substitute for legislation to provide consumers with transparency and preve  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined 33 colleagues in introducing the Right to Contraception Act to codify the right to contraception access established by the Supreme Court ruling Griswold v. Connecticut in 1965. The bill would also protect healthcare providers who prescribe contraceptives and information on contraception and allow the Department of Justice, providers, and   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Representatives Nikema Williams (GA-05), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Angie Craig (MN-02), and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would codify and strengthen the right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a cen  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) Vice Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Angie Craig (MN-02), and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would codify and strengthen the right to contraception, which the Supreme Cour  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) in reintroducing the Right to Contraception Act to codify and strengthen the right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in its Griswold v. Connecticut decision. This legislation would reverse steps already ta  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) today introduced the Iranian Enrichment Monitoring Act of 2023. The bill would require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to notify Congress within 48 hours if Iran has produced or possesses any amount of highly enriched uranium greater than 60 percent purity  more

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, June 16 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 15, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional Administrator, David Cash, and state officials to announce the award of 25 zero-emission school buses to DATTCO Inc. to provide school transportation services for the Connecticut Technical Education   more

NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut, June 14 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: On Friday, June 9th, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) led a round table discussion hosted by Connecticut Foodshare and End Hunger Connecticut! at Central Connecticut State University where they heard from community members, advocates and stakeholders on the importance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and advocated for robust funding in the upcoming   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: This National Gun Violence Awareness Month, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Deputy Whip on the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, signed three discharge petitions to force a vote on common sense gun violence prevention measures - the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, Enhanced Background Checks Act, and the Assault Weapons Ban. "In recent years, firearm-related deaths have soared to record rates imp  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: This week, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), along with her colleagues Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (CO-08) and Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13), introduced the Food Access and Stability Act, a new bill that would make permanent the Special Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit expansion that recently passed in the Bipartisan Budget Agreement. While the recently passed d  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet recently joined their Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Right to Contraception Act, a bill which would codify and strengthen the legal right to contraceptives. The Supreme Court first recognized the right to contraception in its 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision. Enshrining the legal right to contraception into federal law would safeguard acces  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and other colleagues in introducing the Right to Contraception Act, legislation to codify Americans' right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in Griswold v. Connecticut. E  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: * * * During the Ways and Means Committee markup of the Republican tax plan, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) spoke out against their plan to cut taxes for the wealthy and well-connected and leave working-class Americans behind. Republicans also rejected an amendment Larson co-sponsored to lift the cap on the State and Local Tax deduction to prevent working families from being double-taxed  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Ahead of Friday's National Safer Communities Summit, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) authored an op-ed for Hearst Connecticut Media to explain why he's bringing President Biden and leaders of the anti-gun violence movement from across the country to Connecticut for a one-day summit marking one year since the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). "This Friday,  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after a call on Tuesday with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.): "The situation in Northern Kosovo remains tenuous, and I recognize Serbia has taken several steps to lower the t  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: U.S Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in introducing the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act to help all victims of gun violence--from survivors to their loved ones, coworkers, and classmates--identify and access the resources available to them to help meet medical, legal, financial, and other needs. The bil  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) reintroduced legislation to strengthen school-based mental health services for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The Mental Health Services for Students Act would help schools partner with local mental health providers to establish on-site mental he  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: In observation of World Day Against Child Labor, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced legislation to protect child workers from the dangers of exposure to tobacco plants, including nicotine poisoning. The Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to prohibit children under th  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 13, 2023: * * * "Thank you, Chairman Kelly. Before we get started, I want to congratulate you for your outstanding leadership of this subcommittee, which has such a long history of bipartisan and cooperation. Indeed, from 1817 until 1947 the rules of the US House codified the Committee on Naval Affairs as a free-standing committee, which did great things for our country. I think you and all the memb  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 12, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces (SPF) Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Subcommittee released its proposals for the FY 24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "By authorizing multiyear procurement authority for 13 Virginia-class submarines, the subcommittee's bipartisan mark ensures the Navy has  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 16, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice announced the Judicial Branch of Connecticut has been awarded $3,437,400 to improve public safety in the state. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Rep. Courtney voted to pass one year ago in June of 2022. "One year ago, my colleagues and I passe  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: At a Committee hearing yesterday with Secretary Becerra, Rep. Joe Courtney urged his colleagues to join Democrats in lowering costs and tackling inflation by extending drug price savings to more Americans. "The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced their latest inflation numbers [which] show that inflation dropped to 4 percent, the lowest number in two years... Again, we have more work t  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: * * * Today Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) offered remarks in support of his R&D expensing bill during a Ways and Means Committee markup of H.R. 3938 - the "Build It in America Act" - that was later reported out of committee. He introduced the legislation earlier this year with Ways and Means colleague Rep. John Larson (D-Connecticut). "The American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act is the rig  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51) today introduced the Right to Contraception Act alongside Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Angie Craig (MN-02), and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). The legislation would codify and strengthen the right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than ha  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, Representatives Joe Courtney and Bill Johnson introduced the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, H.R. 4006, to govern private land use restrictions on amateur radio. Antennas are essential for all wireless communication, whether TV broadcasts, wireless internet, Wi-Fi, or amateur radio. Existing federal law provides for the installation of TV broadcast and wireless internet  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) today announced the reintroduction of the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would codify and strengthen the right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first r  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) joined Senate and House colleagues in reintroducing the bicameral Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would codify and strengthen the right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in its Griswold v. Connecticut decision. Enshrining the right to contraception into federal law would reverse s  more