WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: In July of 2023, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, co-led the Raise the Wage Act of 2023. Under the Raise the Wage Act, the federal minimum wage would increase to $17 by 2028, providing roughly 28 million workers with a long overdue raise. When we put money in the pockets of workers, they will spend that money on local business  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WATERBURY - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), led the introduction of the Tipped Worker Protection Act, legislation to ensure tipped workers across Connecticut and the nation receive their full tips in addition to the federal minimum wage. "When the pandemic began, 6 million restaurant workers lost their jobs and because so many were paid a subminimum wage they were ineligible for unemployment   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Officer Robert "Bobby" Garten died in the line of duty early Wednesday morning. "My prayers and condolences are with Officer Garten's family and the Hartford Police force today as they mourn this devastating loss," said Larson. "Officer Garten died while serving our community, and his loss is a heartbreaking  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Thursday introduced legislation to end Cold War-era trade restrictions for Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan and grant those countries permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) statu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee hearing on fiscal year 2024 budget priorities for the Western Hemisphere. In an exchange with Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd Robinson, Murphy raised concerns with Mexico's level of willingness to partner with the United Sta  more