WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to follow through on its commitment to protecting international college athletes' ability to exercise their rights to their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) without fear of losing their lawful status as students at American colleges. In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Blumenthal led Senators Pete Ric  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: [HARTFORD, CT] - In a new letter, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to continue strong oversight of Intuit, Inc., the maker of popular tax preparation software TurboTax. Blumenthal urges the FTC to protect consumers and crack down on Intuit's deceptive advertisements and rampant use of junk fees. "Intuit has been hoodwinking taxpayers into paying   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced legislation to better protect monkeys, apes, and other primates as well as strengthening public safety. The Captive Primate Safety Act prohibits interstate commerce and private ownership of primates, both bolstering the well-being of these animals and strengthening public safety.   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $28,650,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to help Connecticut identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. "The Connecticut Congressional delegation worked together to secure significant investments in upgrading our state's clean water infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infra  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Representatives Jim Himes, Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney, and Jahana Hayes and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy in writing a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) supporting the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) request for assistance following yesterday's events in which a tanker fire damaged Intersta  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Ranking Member Joe Courtney (D-CT), alongside Reps. Wittman (R-VA), Magaziner (D-RI), Kiggans (R-VA), and 116 additional bipartisan Members of the House of Representatives, sent a letter to Defense Appropriators urging them to restore the two-per-year procurement cadence in the FY25 budget to strengthen U.S. undersea supremacy and prevent destabilizing the industrial base. The letter's broad suppor  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding breast cancer. The Task Force finalized recommendation that women should start getting screening mammograms for breast cancer at the age of 40 every two years. The Task Force also finalized guidelines claiming there was not enoug  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on May 2, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro released a statement after voting in favor of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, legislation that requires the Department of Education to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when determining if an action violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "Antisemitic sentiment is growing across the country,   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), U.S. Representative Donald Beyer (D-VA-8), Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, and Connecticut's U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy today led their colleagues in introducing the Choose Medicare Act. This legislation opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new 'Part E' and builds on the system we have today. By allowing Medicare to compete with private   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating Monday, April 29 through Friday, May 3, 2024 as "National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Week." There are currently over one million specialized instructional support personnel working in schools across the United States. Included in this group are school counselo  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, in the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) highlighted the need to strengthen Social Security with Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and commended President Biden for laying out a plan in his budget to enhance benefits for the first time in more than 50 years by 'scrapping the cap' on income above $400,000 a year. You can view Rep. Larson's remarks here. "I com  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Susan Wild (PA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Doris Matsui (CA-07) led nearly 100 Members of Congress in a letter to House appropriators in support of increased funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA). Their letter highlights the delays faced by seniors who have earned Social Security benefits yet are unable to access them due to customer service delays  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Connecticut's U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy, U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), and U.S. Representative Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) today led their Senate and House colleagues in introducing the Choose Medicare Act. This legislation opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new 'Part E' and builds on the system we have today. By allowing Medicare to compete with private   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Connecticut's U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy, U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34), and U.S. Representative Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) today led their Senate and House colleagues in introducing the Choose Medicare Act. This legislation opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new 'Part E' and builds on the system we have today. By allowing Medicare to compete with private h  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at a U.S. Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Department of Transportation. In his questions to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Murphy called attention to this morning's closure of I-95 in Norwalk and highlig  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined Fox News Sunday's Shannon Bream to discuss the conflict in Israel, campus protests, President Biden's record, and his "Restoring The Common Good" initiative with Republican Governor of Utah Spencer Cox. On the long-term impact of Israel's military operations, Murphy said: "I think my worry is that the nature of this operation is ultimately going to   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke at a U.S. Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Department of Education (ED). In his questions to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Murphy highlighted the funding in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to increase mental health services   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Q30 Innovations, based in Norwalk, was named "Innovator of the Month" for their development of the first and only FDA-cleared device to reduce traumatic brain injury through partial jugular vein compression. The company's flagship product, the Q-Collar, applies light pressure around the neck to increase blood volume in the brain's venous   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) on Tuesday joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Donald Beyer (D-Va.) in introducing the Choose Medicare Act. This legislation gives every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare as an individual and gives every employer  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD--U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday sent a letter urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to follow through on its commitment to protecting international college athletes' ability to exercise their rights to their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) without fear of losing their lawful status as students at American colleges. Joined by U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced new legislation to keep kids off social media and help protect them from its harmful impacts. The Kids Off Social Media Act updates legislation Murphy introduced last spring and would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding al  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Ranking Member Ron Johnson (R-WI) wrote to U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Linda Fagan, calling on her to appear before the Subcommittee to testify about the mishandling of sexual assault investigations at the Coast Guard Academy and explain the Coast Guard's failure so far to produce all documents and i  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, raised concerns to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the Navy's request for only one Virginia Class submarine in FY25 and how that request will impact the submarine industrial base and AUKUS. Transcript: "One of the smartest actions, which Congress and your Department made, was, last y  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, at an Armed Services Committee hearing with Secretary Del Toro and Admiral Franchetti, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, discussed the importance of maintaining steady Virginia Class procurement to support the entire supplier base and maintain our undersea supremacy. Mr. Courtney: "Secretary Del Toro, we had good news last ni  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Continuing their push to improve the quality of veterans' health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) recently led a group of their colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the nation. The Senators'   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing their push to improve the quality of veterans' health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) recently led a group of their colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the nation. The Senators' Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medi  more