WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release and letter on June 21, 2023: Following reporting by The Wall Street Journal about Instagram hosting and connecting a vast network of pedophiles and child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), authors of the Kids Online Safety Act, demanded Meta answer for its failures to protect children on its platforms and efforts to stop and report the   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) reintroduced the Road to Zero resolution to reduce traffic fatalities and improve roadway safety for drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and others on the road. Introduction of the resolution follows yesterday's announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NH  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Today, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ranking Member Ron Johnson (R-WI) invited PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir al-Rumayyan, and LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman to testify at a hearing on July 11, 2023. The hearing will examine the planned agreement between the PGA Tour and the Saud  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) led 78 Members of Congress, including U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Jason Crow (D-CO), in reintroducing the bicameral Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, legislation to ensure that victims of gun violence have their day in court   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney, Senator Chris Murphy, and Senator Richard Blumenthal announced a $17 million federal grant to the City of New London to transform public transportation and improve public safety. The funding--authorized by the federal infrastructure law--comes after the lawmakers strongly urged the Department of Transportation to support this project over the course of the year.  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) today introduced a resolution to respond to the Russian Federation delivering tactical nuclear weapons to the Republic of Belarus. This is the first time Russia has deployed nuclear warheads beyond its borders since the fall of the Soviet Union, and represents a serious threat to global security i  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: As the country approaches the one-year anniversary of the disastrous overturning of Roe V. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), member of the House Pro-choice Caucus, signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the Women's Health Protection Act. This legislation would enshrine into law reproductive freedom and the right to  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the Assault Weapons Financing Accountability Act to ban use of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) for purchasing assault weapons and ghost gun kits that could be used to build them. Banning use of instant financing like BNPL options for assault weapons and the ghost gun kits is a step toward reducing the instant accessibility of these weapons and pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 23, 2023: * * * Today, Reps. John Larson (D-CT), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Rural Veterinary Workforce Act, legislation to help address the shortages in essential veterinary services facing rural communities. * * * The members released the following statements: "Veterinarians work hard to keep our nation's livestock healthy from right  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 23, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement praising Connecticut delegation members, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Joe Courtney (CT-02), for their efforts to support the F135 in Connecticut throughout their respective committee mar  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) welcomed Tejal Vallam, of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, to Washington to attend Indian Prime Minister Modi's address to Congress. "I am honored to have Tejal join me in Washington, D.C.," said Larson. "She is an advocate in her community, a business owner, and serves as chair of her Democratic Town Committee. The daughter of Indian immigrants, her family represe  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday kicked off the National Safer Communities Summit in Hartford, Connecticut. In his opening remarks, Murphy highlighted how far the anti-gun violence movement has come since Sandy Hook and the importance of gathering for this one-day event to celebrate the first anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and plan for the future.   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- 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 Foreign Policy Magazine's Ravi Agrawal for a discussion on U.S.-Taiwan policy and its impact on transatlantic relations. Murphy highlighted his concerns with making changes to U.S.-Taiwan policy that would increase the likelihood of armed conflict with China: "[T]here is a movement amongst some of m  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: One year after Congress passed the first piece of comprehensive gun safety legislation in three decades, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) last week hosted hundreds of survivors and advocates at the National Safer Communities Summit to celebrate the anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) and plan for the future of the anti-gun violence movement. The  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 17, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the future USS IOWA (SSN 797) christening ceremony at Electric Boat in Groton. Congress authorized funding for the construction of the future IOWA in the FY16 National Defense Authorization Act. Courtney serves as the Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee, which authorizes submari  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted to advance the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act out of the House Armed Services Committee. The Committee-passed NDAA includes new forms of support for American servicemembers and their families and authorizes continued support for a historic amount of shipbuilding and submarine procurement an  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Joe Courtney's (CT-02) Sergeant First Class Michael Clark TRICARE Reserve Parity Act was passed in the House Armed Services Committee as an amendment to the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act. During the committee's markup of the annual defense authorization bill, the committee voted to include the amendment within the larger authorization bill, which will be voted on by the House later   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 21, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, delivered the following statement at the Full Committee Markup of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act. "Thank you, Chairman Rodgers. I want to begin my remarks by congratulating Chairman Kelly for your outstanding leadership of this subcommittee  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Rep. Joe Courtney's (CT-02) bipartisan amendment to help treat and rehabilitate wounded Ukrainian soldiers was passed in the House Armed Service Committee as an amendment to the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act. The provision will be voted on by the House later this year. Rep. Courtney's amendment requires the Department of Defense to assess opportunities to establish a National   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced that the Connecticut Fire Academy has been awarded a grant of $334,789 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through its Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. This funding will be used to enhance the academy's training programs, equipment, and overall operations, ultimately impr  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Connecticut Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker involving a hearing on June 8, 2023, entitled "Why Are So Many American Youth in a Mental Health Crisis? Exploring Causes and Solutions": * * * Good morning. Chair Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, committee members, thank you for having me here today. My name is Charlene Russell-Tucker, and I am the Commissioner of Ed  more