WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on March 27, 2024: * * * "Stan and I are heartbroken at the loss of our dear friend and my former colleague, Joe Lieberman. I was blessed to both count Joe as a friend and have the opportunity to serve with him in the Congress for over 20 years. It was a pleasure and honor to do so. Joe leaves an incredible legacy of public service, and he will be deeply missed. "Together, we worked to pass legislation  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. "Just heard of my dear friend Joe Lieberman's passing. "As I am just now leaving Israel, so many emotions. This is devastatingly sad. "I feel fortunate to have been in his presence, traveling the world in support of America's interests as we saw it. "T  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- 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 on the passing of former United States Senator Joe Lieberman. "America has lost a great champion," said Larson. "I have known Joe Lieberman all of my political life, from his time as Majority Leader in the Connecticut State Senate, through his tenure as Attorney General, and on to the United State Senate, where h  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and 27 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Biden Administration to adopt rules that facilitate smooth implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship tax credits. The tax credits are intend  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement on the passing of former Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.): "Joe lived his principles and dedicated decades of his life to public service. Through his son, Matt, I first got to know him many years ago when I was a law student in his home state of Connecticut. "Later, as colleagues, we traveled together on several mem  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents. But what can you say about a budget that's nothing but political? Therein lies the challenge in analyzing a document titled "Fiscal Sanity to Save America." It's the proposed federal budget for fiscal 2025 issued by the Republican Study Committee, which comprises most of the Republicans in the House. It'  more