WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement on Yale University President Peter Salovey's announcement that he will be stepping down as president of the University at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. "President Salovey has been a strikingly effective leader for Yale and a dedicated partner to the City of New Haven. Throughout his tenure, I have been proud t  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that the Connecticut Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education, will distribute an additional $25.1 million in special food assistance benefits to the families of 209,820 children on Monday, September 4, 2023. Families of children who are enrolled in the free o  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement condemning a white supremacist incident that occurred in Bristol: "I'm proud to stand with and by the people of Bristol, who understand that whether in Bristol or any community in Connecticut or the United States of America, hate and the vitriol associated with it have no place," said Larson. "I st  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the tragic MV-22B crash in northern Australian. "My deepest sorrows go out to the families of the three Marines who lost their lives and the five in serious condition who were doing important work in the Northern Territories of Australia. "They were engaged in critical work with our allies to uph  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: On International Overdose Awareness Day, Rep. Joe Courtney announced a $625,000 federal grant for Griswold PRIDE to help prevent youth substance misuse. The new federal funding will help Griswold PRIDE decrease youth's access to prescription drugs and other substances, increase youth mental health resources, provide educational resources to youth and families, and more. The grant comes from th  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. Joe Courtney and the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Lisa M. Gomez, met with mental health providers and patients to discuss the challenges Americans face in accessing care and the steps the Administration is taking to improve access. Under federal law, group health plans and insurance companies must offer work  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. Joe Courtney and the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Lisa M. Gomez, visited Proponent, an aerospace manufacturer, and a worker-owned business, to discuss their ongoing efforts to promote employee ownership. The visit comes after EBSA recently launched the Division of Employee Ownership at DOL as a result of Co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * PACT Act Deadline: Health Care for Veterans Who Deployed to Combat Zones Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between September 11, 2001, and October 1, 2013, are now eligible to enroll directly in VA health care during a special enrollment period. This special enrollment period gives Veterans who served in Iraq, A  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1.1 million in new federal funding for the Community Renewal Team (CRT) to help prevent veteran homelessness in Central Connecticut. "I share President Biden's goal of ending veteran homelessness for good because no one who served our country should be homeless in America," said Larson. "Since we acted to create the Supportive Services for Vetera  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 30 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the first ten prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation. Larson voted for the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 as a member of the Ways and Means Committee and for its final passage to lower costs to Americans, including by empowering Medicare   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement applauding a proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to clarify the definition of federally licensed firearms dealers. The rule follows the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act's expanded and updated definition of dealers who are "engaged in the business" of selling firear  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposed new rule to specify the definition of engaged in the business as a dealer in firearms. Murphy's Bipartisan Safer Communities Act clarified the definition of who is "engaged in the business" of dealing in firearms as a person doing so with the inten  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- 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, returned to the U.S. on Sunday after leading a bipartisan and bicameral congressional delegation to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Members of the delegation include U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and U.S. Represent  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Sillable, based in New Haven, was named "Innovator of the Month." Sillable is an app designed to give retail shoppers who want to support local businesses while still enjoying the convenience of e-commerce the ability to online shop at brick-and-mortar businesses in New Haven. The app provides a simple platform for small businesses to host and sell thei  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy today announced $14.3 million in federal grants for Connecticut municipalities, faith organizations, ports, and tribal nations to bolster security efforts and prepare for emergency situations and disasters. The $14.3 million in federal funding comes from several grant programs administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leadership and members of the European Parliament and U.S. Mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine and strengthening the transatlantic partnership. Blumenthal and Warren traveled to B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chirs Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concerns about ongoing efforts to undermine the pre-el  more