KYIV, UKRAINE, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top officials during a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine on August 23. The congressional delegation's trip coincides with Ukraine's Independence Day celebration on August 24 and demonstrates strong bipartisan support from the U.S. Senate for the Ukrainian people in the face  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) introduced H.R. 5224, the Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation renews the Missing Children's Assistance Act (MCAA) and makes critical updates to help the National Center for Missing and Exploite  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), will introduce the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Improvement Act to make EQIP, a conservation program that helps farmers integrate conservation into working lands, more equitable for small farmers. As extreme weather events become more common, farmers are increasing climate-resilient operations and expanding conservation pract  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the followed statement celebrating the news that the U.S. Navy awarded Connecticut-based Sikorsky a $2.7 billion contract to build 35 CH-53K helicopters. "Sikorsky has long been a leader in manufacturing for the U.S. military. "I am glad that they are extending that partnership with an expansive new contract. "This $2.7 billion i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) led a group of 19 senators and 152 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in opposition to the constitutional challenge to the federal law prohibiting individuals under domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. In a bicameral brief to the Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi, the memb  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday is leading a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Ireland and the United Kingdom. The lawmakers will meet with officials in London and Dublin to discuss securing peace in Northern Ireland, the war in Ukraine, strategic implications of AUKUS, and transatlantic coor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act (CRWPA), which would formalize a partnership between federal, state, local and private entities to promote conservation, restoration, education, and recreation efforts in the Watershed and establish a voluntary grant program to facilitate these activities  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Trent Kelly (R-MS-01), Rick Larsen (D-WA-02), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), and Nanette Diaz Barragan (D-CA-44) introduced the bipartisan Coast Guard Academy Safe-to-Report Parity Act, legislation to apply protections to Coast Guard Academy cadets when reporting incidents of sexual assault. The Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Author  more