WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of fourteen members of the Senate in sending a letter to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense urging them to preserve the two-per-year procurement cadence of Virginia Class submarines to maintain undersea supremacy and prevent destabilizing the industrial base. "Cutting funding for the Virginia-Class program sen  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released the following statement after the Department of Justice filed a letter in federal court asserting that Boeing has violated the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement the company entered to avoid a criminal charge that the company conspired to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration by mis  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) led his Democratic colleagues on the House floor with Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) on the need to protect Medicare and Social Security from House Republicans' proposed cuts and strengthen benefits by making the wealthy pay their fair share. You can view the members' remarks here. "It has   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. "Today's vote supports the millions of passengers who travel through Bradley International Airport in my district every year," said Larson. "This bill builds on the progress we made in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law by authorizing the highest-ever level of funding for the Airport Improvement Program, which   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to urge Senate Republicans to work with Democrats and pass the bipartisan border security bill that former President Trump convinced Republicans to kill earlier this year. Murphy called out Republicans for using the border as a political talking po  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the future of arms control and deterrence in the Middle East. In his questions to Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie D. Jenkins, Murphy emphasi  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Sunday joined CNN's State of the Union with Dana Bash to discuss the State Department's report to Congress on Israel's compliance with National Security Memorandum (NSM-20) and the war in Israel and Gaza: On President Biden's decision to pause a  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Sunday joined CNN's State of the Union with Dana Bash to discuss the State Department's report to Congress on Israel's compliance with National Security Memorandum (NSM-20) and the war in Israel and Gaza: On President Biden's decision to pause a  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke at a U.S. Defense Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Select Department of Defense Acquisition Programs. In his questions to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Douglas Bush, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday reintroduced legislation to reform the asylum system and provide the president with new tools and additional resources to better manage the border. "It's been 99 days since Senate Republicans killed the toughest bipartisan border bill in a generation. This bill makes common sens  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday released the following statement on the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education: "Attending a racially and economically diverse school benefits all students and better prepares them to succeed as adults. But 70 years after the Brown v. Boar  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the State Department's report to Congress on Israel's compliance with National Security Memorandum (NSM-20): "The National Security Memorandum 20 is an important tool to ensure U.S. security assistance overseas is used in compliance with international law, including international humanitarian law. The report produced by the Biden Ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and a bipartisan group of fourteen U.S. Senators on Monday sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense urging them to preserve the two-per-year procurement cadence of Virginia Class submarines to maintain undersea supremacy and prevent destabilizing the industrial base. "Cutting funding for the  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and 22 of their U.S. Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the CEO of Delta Airlines, Ed Bastian, urging the airline to adopt a neutrality agreement regarding its employees' efforts to form a union. The letter expresses support for the 55,000 Delta employees who are attempting to form a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to remember his friend and mentor, Margaret Miner, and honor her contributions as a renowned philanthropist, author, and environmental advocate. "I first met Margaret as soon as I finished college," Murphy recalled. "I went to work for a longshot Congressional candidate who happened to be personal friends with Margaret and H  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Joe Courtney voted alongside a bipartisan coalition of Members to crack down on hidden and misleading junk fees in the entertainment industry. "Core inflation has fallen to its lowest level in three years, but I've heard from many families, including at my town hall last week, who, at no fault of their own, are struggling to get by," said Rep. Courtney. "I joined my colleagues in passing   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from an April 17, 2024, confirmation hearing for Colleen D. Kiko and Anne M. Wagner to be members of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and David Huitema to be director of the Office of Government Ethics: * * * We are here to discuss two important agencies within our government - the Federal Labor Relations Authorit  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Older Americans Act: The Local Impact of the Law and the Upcoming Reauthorization" at 9:30 a.m. on May 23, 2024, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat-Pennsylvania) * Senator Mike Braun (Republican-Indiana) Witnesses * Janet Billotte, Home-Delivered Meal Participant, West Decatur, PA * Laura Holscher, Executive Director/A  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: SOUTHINGTON, CT -- The work of a Southington High School artist will be on display at the U.S. Capitol for a year after her self-portrait caught the eye of the town's representative in Congress. The Southington Board of Education May 9 recognized SHS junior Emma Kieltyka for winning the Congressional Art Competition for Connecticut's 1st District for her self-portrait, which is entitled "Metamorphosis.  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Joe Courtney's bill (H.R. 5249) to prevent Coast Guard personnel from punishment for minor offenses when reporting an incident of sexual assault. The provision passed as part of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 7659). "I've worked over the last decade to institute safeguards to prevent and address sexual assault across the Coast Gua  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following reaction to the announcement by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has paused plans to consolidate USPS facilities through a process called mail processing facility reviews (MPFR), which threatened to move mail sorting operations from Vermont's Essex Junction and White River Junction sorting hubs to Connecticut. This move lik  more