WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and John Thune (R-South Dakota) issued this statement in response to the International Criminal Court (ICC) announcing the decision to apply for arrest warrants for democratic  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT), joined Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-KS) in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the nation. The senators' Fis  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Fraud Alert!: Shedding Light on Zelle." The hearing--featuring testimony from two individuals who were victimized by scammers on the peer-to-peer payment (P2P) platform--examined the human toll of schemes on P2P money transfer services, the availability   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) were joined by U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in introducing new legislation to   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statement on the Department of Justice's complaint filed today against Live Nation Entertainment for allegedly violating antitrust laws: "This enforcement action should be music to the ears of consumers--a strong step supporting fair competition. Fans, artists, venues, small promoters and many others will enjoy enormous benefits. Fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $535.8 million in federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) funding for residents in need of affordable housing options. "Federal Housing Choice Vouchers help keep more than 2 million families in their homes, including more than 40,000 Connecticut residents," said Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01). "Despite Republican efforts to slash f  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $535.8 million in federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) funding for residents in need of affordable housing options. "Federal Housing Choice Vouchers help keep more than 2 million families in their homes, including more than 40,000 Connecticut residents," said Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01). "Despite Republican efforts   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Tonight, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) hosted a Special Order Hour on the House Floor on the importance of protecting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Thrifty Food Plan ahead of the markup of the 2024 Farm Bill by the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Congresswoman Hayes was joined by several House Democratic colleagues during the Special Order Hour,   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture, took part in the House Agriculture Committee markup of H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 - also known as the 2024 Farm Bill. Following the passage of the 2024 Farm Bill in committee, Congresswoman Hayes released the following statement: "Tod  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- 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 State Department's fiscal year 2025 budget request. In his questions to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Murphy expressed his concerns with recent reporting on the U.S.-  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke at a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the Army. In his questions to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, Murphy expressed concerns about the safety and cost of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, as well as the V-280 Valor, a new tiltrotor model which the Army is currently developi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- 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 released the following statement after the Senate voted against the motion to proceed on the bipartisan border bill: "Today's vote is more evidence that Republicans just see the border as a political issue, not as a problem to be fixed.. If Republicans were serious about solving  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and a vocal proponent of boosting investment in the Northeast Corridor, along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), led two key initiatives to tackle the nation's rail state-of-good-repair (SOGR) backlog and increase funding for important transportation infrastructure and safety programs in the fiscal year  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the nation. The senators' Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affair  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday joined 42 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Public Housing Emergency Response Act to address the estimated $70 billion backlog of maintenance and repairs in our nation's public housing. This investment would allow tenants to live in safe conditions and prevent existing units of affordable housing from falling into disrepair as lawmak  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Thursday applauded Senate passage of the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson's Act, legislation that aims to unite the federal government in a mission to cure and prevent Parkinson's, alleviate financial and health burdens on American families, and reduce government spending over ti  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Tuesday introduced a resolution affirming Congress' support for an international mission to restore peace and security to Haiti and return the country to democratic governance. Since the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021, the security situation in the country has rapidly deteriorated as armed gangs  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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 call for passage of the bipartisan border security bill that former President Trump convinced Republicans to kill earlier this year. Murphy reintroduced the bill as a standalone piece of legislation last week, and the U.S. Senate will vote Thurs  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 2:30 PM ET in 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building, U.S. Senate Permeant Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will convene a hearing titled, "Fraud Alert!: Shedding Light on Zelle." The hearing will examine the human toll of scams and fraud on Zelle, the popular peer-to-peer payment (P2P) platform. "Failing to protect unsuspecting  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation joined President Joe Biden and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to announce $8,966,240 in grant awards from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Connecticut while advancing environmental justice. These investments will help transform once-polluted, vacant, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today at the House Armed Services Committee markup, Congressman Joe Courtney, Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. Courtney spoke on Seapower and Projection Forces provisions within the bill and how maintaining steady submarine procurement is critical to US national security, AUK  more