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VP Kamala Harris Will Visit Connecticut To Promote $1.9T 'American Rescue Plan' VP Kamala Harris Will Visit Connecticut To Promote $1.9T 'American Rescue Plan' VP Kamala Harris Will Visit Connecticut To Promote $1.9T 'American Rescue Plan'
VP Kamala Harris Will Visit Connecticut To Promote $1.9T 'American Rescue Plan' Vice President Kamala Harris will be traveling to Connecticut this week to make remarks on the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan as part of its “Help is Here” campaign. The White House announced that on Friday, March 26, Harris will be taking a trip to New Haven, where she is expected to be joined by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Connecticut Congress members Jahana Hayes and Joe Courtney to discuss the relief package and its potential impact on the state. No additional information about the visit was immediately released by the White House. “I am excited to hear that V…

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by Zak Failla
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
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U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Support Impeachment Hearings Against President Trump U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Support Impeachment Hearings Against President Trump U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Support Impeachment Hearings Against President Trump
U.S. Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Support Impeachment Hearings Against President Trump This article has been updated. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have called for an impeachment inquiry against President Trump. "I am calling today for a House Select Committee to investigate and move forward with impeachment proceedings against the President. I reached this decision with sadness, but also anger, after the President has repeatedly broken laws and betrayed his oath of office," Blumenthal said on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Earlier, Murphy warned that the United States is on the verge of turning into a "Banana Republic." Murphy's full statement can be read by cl…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield, CT
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Will Be Making Appearance In New Haven House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Will Be Making Appearance In New Haven House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Will Be Making Appearance In New Haven
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Will Be Making Appearance In New Haven Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will host a talk with her longtime friend and colleague Rep. Rosa DeLauro during a visit to Gateway Community College in New Haven. Pelosi and DeLauro, who represents Connecticut's third Congressional district, will speak at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, at the school, located at 20 Church St., New Haven, confirmed college officials. The two, who have worked together in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999, will discuss equal pay. DeLauro, who introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act legislation passed in March, has worked to increase penalties for v…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
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7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results 7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results 7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results
7 Biggest Takeaways From CT Election Results For Connecticut political history buffs, the Nov. 6 election delivered some major firsts and a predictably close race. Public opinion polls forecast it, and it proved true: Democrat Ned Lamont of Greenwich won the governor's race in a narrow victory over Republican Bob Stefanowski of Madison.  As the attached map shows, Lamont's greatest support came from Fairfield County, the northeastern corner of Connecticut and the cities of Bridgeport, Danbury, New Haven, Hartford and Stamford. An anti-President Trump vote was seen as helping Lamont from Danbury to Westport. Close gubernatorial e…

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by Jon Craig
Stamford, CT
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CT Congressional Delegation Opposes Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan CT Congressional Delegation Opposes Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan CT Congressional Delegation Opposes Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan
CT Congressional Delegation Opposes Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Reps. John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) wrote Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday, Feb. 21, expressing opposition to the proposed expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling that could devastate Connecticut’s economy and environment.  Zinke announced in January that the Trump Administration would expand offshore oil and gas leasing to encompass about 90 percent of the United States’ coastal waters.  The congressional letter was submitted as …

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