WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, traveled to Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon where he met with foreign leaders to discuss U.S. national security interests and the risk of a growing regional conflict in the Middle East. Blumenthal was joined by U.S. Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE). "I visited three key countries at a time of unparalleled peril an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $61.4 million for Connecticut drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in water infrastructure upgrades from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--the largest such investment in American history. Today's announ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: A $5.4 million federal grant will give another financial boost to Bradley International Airport for the construction of a $151 million facility where checked bags will undergo security inspections. Instead of bags being screened in the ticketing lobby, they will be carried by a conveyor system to a new, 80,000-square-foot structure where the luggage will be inspected by the Transportation Security Adm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) recently introduced the Closing the College Hunger Gap Act, legislation to direct the U.S. Secretary of Education to notify college students of their eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) based on information reported through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. "Nearly 40 million people in the United States rely on   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Windsor Locks, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Governor Ned Lamont joined the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) to announce $5.4 million in federal fundingfor a major improvement project at Bradley International Airport (BDL). The funding will be used for the ongoing construction of an 80,000 square foot checked baggage inspection system tha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00 AM the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) will hold a hearing titled "The U.S. Technology Fueling Russia's War in Ukraine: How and Why." The hearing marks the Subcommittee's first public discussion of its ongoing inquiry into how American-manufactured semiconductors continue to be found in Russian weapons systems, despite export controls implement  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NORWICH, CT - Today marks the next step in the AUKUS mission as the first three Royal Australian Navy sailors begin their schooling at Submarine Base New London. The sailors arrived in Groton, Connecticut late last week and will now begin the Submarine Officer Basic Course. This step follows their graduation from Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in July 2023 and the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Power Traini  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 6, 2024, entitled "Foreign Influence in the United States: Reviewing Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey and Company, M. Klein and Company, and Teneo's Compliance With Congressional Subpoenas": * * * This hearing will come to order. Apologies for beginning a little bit l  more