WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to the announced tax framework. "The recently announced tax framework fails to sufficiently improve the Child Tax Credit, leaving millions of middle-class families without a tax cut like they received in 2021, and keeping millions of children in preventable poverty because of a policy choice. "The agreeme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, following the House vote to pass an additional continuing resolution to fund the government, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement:  "I voted to pass another continuing resolution to keep the government open and avert a shutdown. 106 Republicans voted against the resolution while 207 Democrats voted in support of this funding bill, allowing it to pass. Once again, Hou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Congressman Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today made the following statement regarding the passage of a continuing resolution to extend current funding of government agencies until early March. Congressman Himes voted for the legislation, which passed with a vote of 314-108. "While I am relieved the government did not shut down this week  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2024: On October 7th, Hamas terrorists brutally attacked the people of Israel. Over 1,200 innocent civilians, including Americans, were murdered, maimed, subjected to unimaginable horrors, or taken hostage. 100 days later, I remain sickened by the enormity of this massacre. As Ranking Member of the Intelligence Committee, I have more insight than most into the decisions and actions that followed  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 5779 ahead of the House Budget Committee's markup on the legislation today. H.R. 5779, proposed by House Republicans, would create a fast-track commission designed to cut Social Security benefits.  Last week, Rep. Larson led 116 of his colleagues in a letter to House leader  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted to advance H.R. 7024 in the House Ways and Means Committee, bipartisan legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit, restore research and development expensing to support small businesses in addition to other tax provisions. "Today's vote advances critical tax relief for American families and small businesses across the country," said Larson.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after House Republicans on the Budget Committee advanced H.R. 5779, legislation that would create a fast-track commission designed to cut Social Security. Earlier today, Rep. Larson spoke on the House Floor in opposition to their proposal.  "I want to commend Ranking Member Boyle a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, joined U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and his Senate colleagues in filing an amendment to maintain the congressional notification requirement for all U.S. assistance to foreign militaries. Specifically, the amendment would strike a provision i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD--In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday the 15 winners of his eighth annual 'Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Contest.' This year, Murphy received more than 1,650 entries from elementary, middle, and high school students from across Connecticut reflecting on Dr. King's dream and their own aspirations. "As we reflect on Dr.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at the 92nd Winter Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), a non-partisan organization of over 250 mayors from cities across the country, to discuss how cities and the federal government can work together to tackle loneliness and foster social connection in their communities. "What I know is that there's just something a littl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday released the following statement on the U.S. and coalition airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen and Houthi attacks on U.S. vessels. "The increasingly frequent Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea are unacceptab  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Friday led 15 senators in urging Senate Appropriations leadership to support funding for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (IPR) grant program in the fiscal year 2024 spending legislation. While the committee-passed U.S. Senate Trans  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and other members of Congress on Thursday announced that they will introduce a bipartisan, bicameral concurrent resolution in support of the United States Soccer Federation's bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, which would be hosted jointly by the United States and Mexico. The full text of the Senate Concurrent Resolution can be read here. The full text of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined a dozen of his Senate colleagues, including U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), in urging the top U.S. financial regulators to ensure that the forthcoming final Basel III Capital Requirements allow for continued robust private investment in America's ongoing clean energy transition. In a letter to Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Michael Bar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON-U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday held a press conference with Amazon Teamsters, as well as U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), to announce a new effort calling out Amazon for its mistreatment of drivers in the company's Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program. In a bipartisan letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Murphy and 28 senators requ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor on the stakes of the supplemental negotiations. Murphy made the case for funding Ukraine in its hour of need while also working to find a compromise with Republicans that both helps the Administration better manage the border and lives up to fundamental American values. On the stakes in Ukraine, Murphy said:  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after President Biden approved an emergency disaster declaration yesterday for Connecticut. "I applaud President Biden's swift action in approving a disaster declaration for Connecticut stemming from the rain and flooding earlier this week. Federal and state partners will now be able to facilitate assistance for homeow  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) spoke on the house floor to honor Joyce Grayson--a visiting nurse who was murdered on the job in October in Willimantic, CT--and called for Congress to swiftly pass his bill to protect health care workers from violence.  "[Joyce Grayson] was an angel... and her family has asked for one thing. They want to see change," Courtney said on the House floor. "All of us rely on the h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * Tax Agreement Should Do More for Children and Families and Less in Tax Giveaways to Big Corporations The recently announced tax framework fails to sufficiently improve the Child Tax Credit, leaving millions of middle-class families without a tax cut like they received in 2021 and keeping millions of children in preventable poverty because of a policy choice. The agreeme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2024, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees 1. Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir The Honorable Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, of Connecticut, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Indonesia 2. Courtney Diesel O'D  more