WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced a resolution recognizing deterrence is most credible when the President keeps all options on   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - A bipartisan group of Senators demanded Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg provide documents related to senior executives' knowledge of the mental and physical health harms associated with its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. The Senators' letter follows last week's hearing with a new Facebook whistleblower and after a newly unsealed complaint filed by the Massachusetts Attor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement praising the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research. Announced by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, the initiative seeks to fundamentally change how the United States approaches research on women's health with the goal of improving health outcomes and the lives of women across the country. Dr.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement following news that Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) will leave Congress in February 2024. "Since being elected to Congress 19 years ago, Congressman Higgins has been a close ally and good friend in the work of serving the hardworking people of the United States. He has accomplished so much on behalf of our nation's   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Republicans brought an extreme partisan funding bill to the House floor that decimates K-12 education and does not meaningfully prevent a government shutdown before the November 17 deadline. The 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill (H.R. 5894), cuts funding by 80 percent for Title I education funding--which will butch  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, following the House vote to pass the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement: "Today, I voted to pass the Continuing Resolution to avert a government shutdown. The laddered continuing resolution will fund Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Energy and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance issued the following testimony by Sharon Lewis, executive director of the Connecticut Coalition for Economic and Environmental Justice, involving a hearing on Nov. 2, 2023, entitled "The Factors Influencing the High Cost of Insurance for Consumers": * * * Chairman Davidson, Ranking Member Cleaver, the members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I spent more than two decade  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing the Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence. The bill was named in honor of Lori Jackson of Connecticut and Nicolette Elias of Oregon, who tragically lost their lives to gun violence when they were   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for H.R. 6363, legislation to extend government funding and avoid a shutdown. "Today, I voted to keep government open and avoid a Thanksgiving shutdown that would be devastating for American families," said Larson. "Democrats are ready to work together to responsibly fund the government, lower costs for seniors and working families, and prot  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, joined 25 colleagues in sending a letter to Democratic and Republican Senate and Appropriations leadership urging the inclusion of the full $10 billion in humanitarian assistance requested by President Biden in the national securit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released the following statement on the Supreme Court's adoption of a binding code of conduct: "Trust in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low because justices on this increasingly radical Court have seized every opportunity to roll back racial equality, reproductive rights, LGTBQ rights, and more while hiding their conflicts of interest and acceptin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday reintroduced the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, legislation that would ensure that individuals who want to invest in startups do not face burdensome regulations, and allow those startups to get the investments they need to grow their business and create jobs.In order for startups to se  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- 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, on Tuesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor in opposition to a Senate Republican effort that would abandon Ukraine, eliminate all humanitarian aid to Gaza, and protect billionaire tax cheats by cutting funding for the IRS. On Republicans' plan to tie aid to Israel to a giveaway for ultra-rich tax cheats: "I   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the House and Senate passed a Continuing Resolution which ensures continued production of the Columbia-class submarine program and submarine industrial base. "Last night, with the Senate's 87-11 vote, Congress sent a Continuing Resolution to the President's desk to avert a government shutdown and ensure crit  more