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July 19, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - MEMBERS OF CONNECTICUT DELEGATION CALL ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO USE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT TO LOWER GAS PRICES
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
June 22, 2022
Blumenthal Applauds President Biden's Call for a Temporary Gas Tax Suspension
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
May 27, 2022
DeLauro Joined by Connecticut State Officials to Tout Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
May 24, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Whitehouse, Khanna, Colleagues Urge Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer to Bring Big Oil Windfall Profit Tax to the Floor
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 19, 2022
Larson Votes to Lower Gas Prices
Rep. John Larson
May 11, 2022
Murphy Urges USAID Administrator Power to Commit More Resources to Energy Security Abroad
Sen. Chris Murphy
May 3, 2022
Murphy, Blumenthal Call for Transition to a Clean Energy Economy to Protect American National Security and Combat Price Gouging by Fossil Fuel Companies
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
May 2, 2022
Van Hollen, Merkley Call for Transition to a Clean Energy Economy to Protect American National Security and Combat Price Gouging by Fossil Fuel Companies
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 5, 2022
At Senate Commerce Hearing, Blumenthal Calls for More Federal Action to Lower Gas Prices & Stop Profiteering by Oil Giants
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
March 23, 2022
Blumenthal Statement After General Assembly Approves Temporary Suspension of State Gas Tax
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
March 16, 2022
Blumenthal Statement Regarding Proposed Suspension of Connecticut Gas Tax
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
March 11, 2022
Fighting Gas Price Hikes--Big Oil Profits Back to Consumers in Blumenthal Bill
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
March 10, 2022
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee Demands Investigations Into Price Gouging by Oil Companies
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
March 10, 2022
Murphy: The Oil Industry Doesn't Drill to be Patriotic. They Drill to Make Money.
Sen. Chris Murphy
March 8, 2022
Chair DeLauro Applauds President Biden's Decision to Ban Russian Oil and Gas Imports
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
March 8, 2022
Courtney Statement As Biden Administration Announces U.S. Ban On Imports Of Russian Oil, Liquefied Natural Gas, And Coal
Rep. Joe Courtney
March 5, 2022
Rep. Courtney Participated On Call With Ukrainian President Zelensky, Will Join Bipartisan Effort For More Assistance And Stronger Sanctions--Including End Of U.S. Russian Oil Purchases
Rep. Joe Courtney
Feb. 25, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - As Putin's Illegal Invasion of Ukraine Causes Gas Prices to Rise, Baldwin Joins Colleagues to Urge Biden Administration to Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 7, 2022
Letter to Richard Glick, Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Consumer Protection from Rising Gas, Home Heating, and Energy Costs
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith Push HHS to Help Protect Families This Winter During Energy Crisis
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Nov. 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Release Supply from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Curve Oil & Gas Prices
Rep. John Larson, ...
Nov. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United State of America - Action to Lower Gas Prices
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of US Department of Transportation - Methane and Gas Emissions
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Aug. 23, 2021
Letter to Jaime A. Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Works - House and Senate Lawmakers Call on Biden Administration to Immediately Suspend Clean Water Act Permit for Line 3 Pipeline
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 26, 2021
Menendez Introduces Legislation To Ban Offshore Drilling, Protect Coastal Economy As It Recovers From Pandemic
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 28, 2021
Murphy Statement on Passage of Resolution Reinstating Methane Emissions Standards
Sen. Chris Murphy
March 1, 2021
Letter to Ms. Marissa Gillett, Chair of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection - In Letter To Pura, Murphy, Blumenthal Object To Eversource And United Illuminating Plan To Move Forward With Utility Shutoffs Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 4, 2021
Senators Markey, Van Hollen and Rep. Dingell Re-Introduce Legislation to Create a Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 27, 2021
Murphy Praises Biden's Aggressive Actions To Address The Climate Crisis
Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 15, 2021
Letter to President-Elect to Joe Biden - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 15, 2021
Letter to President-Elect Biden - Menendez, Booker Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Bennet Joins Letter Opposing Last-Minute Oil and Gas Lease Sale & Seismic Exploration in Arctic Refuge
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the EPA - Bennet, Bicameral Colleagues Highlight Dangerous New EPA Methane Rule
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
May 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Tlaib, Merkley Lead Bicameral Letter Opposing Fed Bailout of Oil and Gas Industry
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
May 5, 2020
ReWIND Act Prohibits Bailout of Fossil Fuel Industry with Cares Act Funds During Public Health Crisis
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 7, 2020
On Tenth Anniversary Of The Tragedy, Rep. Courtney Leads Resolution To Commemorate Lives Lost In Kleen Energy Explosion
Rep. Joe Courtney
Jan. 30, 2020
Letter to Jaime Dimon, CEO and President of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Michael Corbat, CEO of Citigroup, Inc., Michael Roberts, President and CEO of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Richard Fairbank, Chairman and CEO of Capital One Financial Corp., William Demchak, Chairman, President, and CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Greg Braca, President and CEO of TD Bank, and Charles Scharf, CEO and President of Wells Fargo & Co. - Van Hollen Joins Heinrich, Democratic Colleagues in Urging Top U.S. Banks to Not Finance Arctic Drilling
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal Leads 47 House Members In Calling On Interior Dept To Maintain Arctic Wilderness Protections
Rep. Jim Himes, ...
Oct. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the EPA - Call to Rescind Methane Proposal
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Sept. 25, 2019
Bonamici Leads Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Need to Take Action on Climate after Dire IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
May 2, 2019
Coastal New England Senators Introduce Bipartisan Offshore Drilling Ban
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 28, 2019
15 Coastal Senators to Oppose Interior Secretary Nomination
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 21, 2019
Senators File Brief in Ninth Circuit Case to Hold Big Oil Responsible for Climate Change
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior - Schumer, Gillibrand Demand Answers on Acting Secretary of Interior's Plan for Offshore Drilling
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior, and Dr. Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Lawmakers Slam Trump Admin for Putting Big Oil Interests Ahead of Federal Workers
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Halt EPA Methane Standards Roll Back
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 18, 2018
Letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke, U.S. Department of the Interior - Feinstein, Cantwell, Colleagues To Zinke: Eroding Key Safety, Environmental Protections Risks Coastal Economy
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Don't Sacrifice the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas Drilling
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
June 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - You Need To Follow The Law
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 25, 2018
Mullin, Larson Introduce Bill to Encourage Parity for Natural Gas
Rep. John Larson, ...
Date
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Politician
July 19, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - MEMBERS OF CONNECTICUT DELEGATION CALL ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO USE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT TO LOWER GAS PRICES
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
June 22, 2022
Blumenthal Applauds President Biden's Call for a Temporary Gas Tax Suspension
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
May 27, 2022
DeLauro Joined by Connecticut State Officials to Tout Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
May 24, 2022
Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Whitehouse, Khanna, Colleagues Urge Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer to Bring Big Oil Windfall Profit Tax to the Floor
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 19, 2022
Larson Votes to Lower Gas Prices
Rep.John Larson
May 11, 2022
Murphy Urges USAID Administrator Power to Commit More Resources to Energy Security Abroad
Sen.Chris Murphy
May 3, 2022
Murphy, Blumenthal Call for Transition to a Clean Energy Economy to Protect American National Security and Combat Price Gouging by Fossil Fuel Companies
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
May 2, 2022
Van Hollen, Merkley Call for Transition to a Clean Energy Economy to Protect American National Security and Combat Price Gouging by Fossil Fuel Companies
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 5, 2022
At Senate Commerce Hearing, Blumenthal Calls for More Federal Action to Lower Gas Prices & Stop Profiteering by Oil Giants
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
March 23, 2022
Blumenthal Statement After General Assembly Approves Temporary Suspension of State Gas Tax
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
March 16, 2022
Blumenthal Statement Regarding Proposed Suspension of Connecticut Gas Tax
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
March 11, 2022
Fighting Gas Price Hikes--Big Oil Profits Back to Consumers in Blumenthal Bill
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
March 10, 2022
Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee Demands Investigations Into Price Gouging by Oil Companies
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
March 10, 2022
Murphy: The Oil Industry Doesn't Drill to be Patriotic. They Drill to Make Money.
Sen.Chris Murphy
March 8, 2022
Chair DeLauro Applauds President Biden's Decision to Ban Russian Oil and Gas Imports
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
March 8, 2022
Courtney Statement As Biden Administration Announces U.S. Ban On Imports Of Russian Oil, Liquefied Natural Gas, And Coal
Rep.Joe Courtney
March 5, 2022
Rep. Courtney Participated On Call With Ukrainian President Zelensky, Will Join Bipartisan Effort For More Assistance And Stronger Sanctions--Including End Of U.S. Russian Oil Purchases
Rep.Joe Courtney
Feb. 25, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - As Putin's Illegal Invasion of Ukraine Causes Gas Prices to Rise, Baldwin Joins Colleagues to Urge Biden Administration to Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 7, 2022
Letter to Richard Glick, Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Consumer Protection from Rising Gas, Home Heating, and Energy Costs
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 23, 2021
Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith Push HHS to Help Protect Families This Winter During Energy Crisis
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Nov. 12, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Release Supply from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Curve Oil & Gas Prices
Rep.John Larson, ...
Nov. 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United State of America - Action to Lower Gas Prices
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 29, 2021
Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of US Department of Transportation - Methane and Gas Emissions
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Aug. 23, 2021
Letter to Jaime A. Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Works - House and Senate Lawmakers Call on Biden Administration to Immediately Suspend Clean Water Act Permit for Line 3 Pipeline
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 26, 2021
Menendez Introduces Legislation To Ban Offshore Drilling, Protect Coastal Economy As It Recovers From Pandemic
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 28, 2021
Murphy Statement on Passage of Resolution Reinstating Methane Emissions Standards
Sen.Chris Murphy
March 1, 2021
Letter to Ms. Marissa Gillett, Chair of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection - In Letter To Pura, Murphy, Blumenthal Object To Eversource And United Illuminating Plan To Move Forward With Utility Shutoffs Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 4, 2021
Senators Markey, Van Hollen and Rep. Dingell Re-Introduce Legislation to Create a Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 27, 2021
Murphy Praises Biden's Aggressive Actions To Address The Climate Crisis
Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 15, 2021
Letter to President-Elect to Joe Biden - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 15, 2021
Letter to President-Elect Biden - Menendez, Booker Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Bennet Joins Letter Opposing Last-Minute Oil and Gas Lease Sale & Seismic Exploration in Arctic Refuge
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the EPA - Bennet, Bicameral Colleagues Highlight Dangerous New EPA Methane Rule
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
May 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Tlaib, Merkley Lead Bicameral Letter Opposing Fed Bailout of Oil and Gas Industry
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
May 5, 2020
ReWIND Act Prohibits Bailout of Fossil Fuel Industry with Cares Act Funds During Public Health Crisis
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 7, 2020
On Tenth Anniversary Of The Tragedy, Rep. Courtney Leads Resolution To Commemorate Lives Lost In Kleen Energy Explosion
Rep.Joe Courtney
Jan. 30, 2020
Letter to Jaime Dimon, CEO and President of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Michael Corbat, CEO of Citigroup, Inc., Michael Roberts, President and CEO of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Richard Fairbank, Chairman and CEO of Capital One Financial Corp., William Demchak, Chairman, President, and CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Greg Braca, President and CEO of TD Bank, and Charles Scharf, CEO and President of Wells Fargo & Co. - Van Hollen Joins Heinrich, Democratic Colleagues in Urging Top U.S. Banks to Not Finance Arctic Drilling
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal Leads 47 House Members In Calling On Interior Dept To Maintain Arctic Wilderness Protections
Rep.Jim Himes, ...
Oct. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the EPA - Call to Rescind Methane Proposal
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Sept. 25, 2019
Bonamici Leads Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Need to Take Action on Climate after Dire IPCC Ocean and Cryosphere Report
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
May 2, 2019
Coastal New England Senators Introduce Bipartisan Offshore Drilling Ban
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 28, 2019
15 Coastal Senators to Oppose Interior Secretary Nomination
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 21, 2019
Senators File Brief in Ninth Circuit Case to Hold Big Oil Responsible for Climate Change
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 20, 2019
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior - Schumer, Gillibrand Demand Answers on Acting Secretary of Interior's Plan for Offshore Drilling
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 22, 2019
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior, and Dr. Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Lawmakers Slam Trump Admin for Putting Big Oil Interests Ahead of Federal Workers
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Halt EPA Methane Standards Roll Back
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 18, 2018
Letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke, U.S. Department of the Interior - Feinstein, Cantwell, Colleagues To Zinke: Eroding Key Safety, Environmental Protections Risks Coastal Economy
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Don't Sacrifice the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas Drilling
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
June 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - You Need To Follow The Law
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
May 25, 2018
Mullin, Larson Introduce Bill to Encourage Parity for Natural Gas
Rep.John Larson, ...
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