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July 30, 2023
State of the Union: Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Sen. Chris Murphy
May 10, 2023
House Judiciary and HPSCI Democrats Release Transcripts, Emails Exposing Misleading Claims in GOP "Report"
Rep. Jim Himes
Oct. 11, 2022
Murphy Statement on Republican Filibuster of the DISCLOSE Act
Sen. Chris Murphy
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to the United States Election Assistance Commission - Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Election Assistance Commission to Take Additional Steps to Address Election Worker Shortages
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 28, 2022
Ahead of Midterms, Murphy Introduces Legislation to Keep Voters and Election Workers Safe from Guns at the Polls
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 21, 2022
Larson Votes to Protect Free and Fair Elections
Rep. John Larson
Sept. 14, 2022
Connecticut is on the move!
Rep. Jim Himes
Aug. 15, 2022
Norton Vows to Defeat Anti-home-rule Bill Making Voting and Election Administration Harder in D.C.
Rep. Jahana Hayes
July 23, 2022
Congressman Larson Participates in National Campaign Messaging Session Hosted by Ralph Nader's Winning America
Rep. John Larson
July 23, 2022
Larson Wins Democratic Congressional Convention Endorsement Overwhelmingly
Rep. John Larson
July 20, 2022
Senators Introduce Reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
May 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Deanne Criswell, Administrator of FEMA, and Hon. Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Klobuchar, Peters, Colleagues Urge Department of Homeland Security to Help State and Local Governments Improve Election Security
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 27, 2022
Democracy Doesn't Come Easy
Rep. Jim Himes
April 19, 2022
Larson Joins Discussion for Universal Voting
Rep. John Larson
April 7, 2022
Larson Statement on Treasurer Wooden Not Seeking Re-election
Rep. John Larson
Feb. 16, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 16, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Feb. 16, 2022
Murphy, Blumenthal, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Sen. Chris Murphy
Feb. 15, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, Murphy, Blumenthal, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Feb. 8, 2022
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General Dept. of Justice - Pressley, Clyburn, Jones Lead Congressional Black Caucus Members in Urging DOJ to Aggressively Increase Efforts to Protect Voting Rights
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
Jan. 19, 2022
Murphy on U.S. Senate Floor: Preserving Our Democracy Matters More Than Anything
Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 19, 2022
Murphy on U.S. Senate Floor: Preserving Our Democracy Matters More Than Anything
Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 14, 2022
Larson Announces Reelection Campaign
Rep. John Larson
Jan. 13, 2022
Larson Votes for Voting Rights Bill, Urges Senate to Vote
Rep. John Larson
Jan. 13, 2022
Hayes Statement on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Rep. Jahana Hayes
Jan. 6, 2022
Murphy Marks January 6 Anniversary: The New Republican Mainstream Cares More About Preserving Power, Not Democracy
Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 6, 2022
Murphy Marks January 6 Anniversary: The New Republican Mainstream Cares More About Preserving Power, Not Democracy
Sen. Chris Murphy
Dec. 22, 2021
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, Inc. - Approaching the Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection, Brown, Klobuchar, Colleagues Press Meta About Failure to Address Election-Related Misinformation and Disinformation
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 8, 2021
Rubio, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Sham Elections in Nicaragua
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Nov. 3, 2021
Murphy Statement on Republican Filibuster of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Sen. Chris Murphy
Oct. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General Department of Justice - Effort to Protect Election Officials and Workers
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 18, 2021
Letter to Merrick Galand, US Attorney General - Klobuchar, Durbin, Colleagues Request Update from Justice Department on Efforts to Protect Election Officials and Workers
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 21, 2021
House Democrats Introduce the Protecting Our Democracy Act to Restore, Strengthen, and Protect Our Democracy
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Aug. 9, 2021
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Interview with Richard Blumenthal
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Aug. 9, 2021
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Interview with Richard Blumenthal
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
July 21, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
July 16, 2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick Secures Victories in FY2022 Financial Services and General Funding Bill
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 1, 2021
Larson Statement on Supreme Court Ruling
Rep. John Larson
July 1, 2021
Senators File Brief Urging Restoration Of Judicial Oversight Of Deadlocked, Ineffective Fec
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 25, 2021
Hayes Statement on The 8th Anniversary of Shelby v. Holder and For the People Act (h.R.1)
Rep. Jahana Hayes
June 23, 2021
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Murphy
June 22, 2021
Murphy Statement on Republican Filibuster of Comprehensive Voting Rights Bill
Sen. Chris Murphy
June 22, 2021
Committee Approves RENACER Act to Hold Ortega Regime Accountable for Subverting Democracy in Nicaragua
Sen. Chris Murphy
May 26, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Crow, Deutch, Welch, and Cicilline Urge Sec. Yellen to Reverse Trump-era Rules that Protect Dark Money
Rep. Jim Himes, ...
March 31, 2021
Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm Over Scotus Case Threatening Constitutional Protection for Dark Money
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 18, 2021
Bennet, Senate Democratic Colleagues Introduce For the People Act to Strengthen Democracy and Fight Corruption
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
March 4, 2021
Hayes Votes for Historic Package to Enhance and Protect American Elections
Rep. Jahana Hayes
March 4, 2021
Congressman Courtney Votes To Pass Comprehensive Bill To Protect American Democracy: H.R. 1, The For The People Act
Rep. Joe Courtney
March 3, 2021
Larson Votes to Protect Our Democracy, Pass Election Reform
Rep. John Larson
Date
Title
Politician
July 30, 2023
State of the Union: Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
Sen.Chris Murphy
May 10, 2023
House Judiciary and HPSCI Democrats Release Transcripts, Emails Exposing Misleading Claims in GOP "Report"
Rep.Jim Himes
Oct. 11, 2022
Murphy Statement on Republican Filibuster of the DISCLOSE Act
Sen.Chris Murphy
Oct. 6, 2022
Letter to the United States Election Assistance Commission - Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Election Assistance Commission to Take Additional Steps to Address Election Worker Shortages
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 28, 2022
Ahead of Midterms, Murphy Introduces Legislation to Keep Voters and Election Workers Safe from Guns at the Polls
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 21, 2022
Larson Votes to Protect Free and Fair Elections
Rep.John Larson
Sept. 14, 2022
Connecticut is on the move!
Rep.Jim Himes
Aug. 15, 2022
Norton Vows to Defeat Anti-home-rule Bill Making Voting and Election Administration Harder in D.C.
Rep.Jahana Hayes
July 23, 2022
Congressman Larson Participates in National Campaign Messaging Session Hosted by Ralph Nader's Winning America
Rep.John Larson
July 23, 2022
Larson Wins Democratic Congressional Convention Endorsement Overwhelmingly
Rep.John Larson
July 20, 2022
Senators Introduce Reforms to the Electoral Count Act of 1887
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
May 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Deanne Criswell, Administrator of FEMA, and Hon. Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Klobuchar, Peters, Colleagues Urge Department of Homeland Security to Help State and Local Governments Improve Election Security
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 27, 2022
Democracy Doesn't Come Easy
Rep.Jim Himes
April 19, 2022
Larson Joins Discussion for Universal Voting
Rep.John Larson
April 7, 2022
Larson Statement on Treasurer Wooden Not Seeking Re-election
Rep.John Larson
Feb. 16, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 16, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Feb. 16, 2022
Murphy, Blumenthal, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Sen.Chris Murphy
Feb. 15, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, Murphy, Blumenthal, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Feb. 8, 2022
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General Dept. of Justice - Pressley, Clyburn, Jones Lead Congressional Black Caucus Members in Urging DOJ to Aggressively Increase Efforts to Protect Voting Rights
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
Jan. 19, 2022
Murphy on U.S. Senate Floor: Preserving Our Democracy Matters More Than Anything
Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 19, 2022
Murphy on U.S. Senate Floor: Preserving Our Democracy Matters More Than Anything
Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 14, 2022
Larson Announces Reelection Campaign
Rep.John Larson
Jan. 13, 2022
Larson Votes for Voting Rights Bill, Urges Senate to Vote
Rep.John Larson
Jan. 13, 2022
Hayes Statement on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Rep.Jahana Hayes
Jan. 6, 2022
Murphy Marks January 6 Anniversary: The New Republican Mainstream Cares More About Preserving Power, Not Democracy
Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 6, 2022
Murphy Marks January 6 Anniversary: The New Republican Mainstream Cares More About Preserving Power, Not Democracy
Sen.Chris Murphy
Dec. 22, 2021
Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, Inc. - Approaching the Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection, Brown, Klobuchar, Colleagues Press Meta About Failure to Address Election-Related Misinformation and Disinformation
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 8, 2021
Rubio, Risch, Colleagues Call Out Sham Elections in Nicaragua
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Nov. 3, 2021
Murphy Statement on Republican Filibuster of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Sen.Chris Murphy
Oct. 19, 2021
Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General Department of Justice - Effort to Protect Election Officials and Workers
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 18, 2021
Letter to Merrick Galand, US Attorney General - Klobuchar, Durbin, Colleagues Request Update from Justice Department on Efforts to Protect Election Officials and Workers
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 21, 2021
House Democrats Introduce the Protecting Our Democracy Act to Restore, Strengthen, and Protect Our Democracy
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Aug. 9, 2021
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Interview with Richard Blumenthal
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Aug. 9, 2021
MSNBC "The Rachel Maddow Show" - Transcript: Interview with Richard Blumenthal
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
July 21, 2021
Cloture Motion
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
July 16, 2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick Secures Victories in FY2022 Financial Services and General Funding Bill
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 1, 2021
Larson Statement on Supreme Court Ruling
Rep.John Larson
July 1, 2021
Senators File Brief Urging Restoration Of Judicial Oversight Of Deadlocked, Ineffective Fec
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 25, 2021
Hayes Statement on The 8th Anniversary of Shelby v. Holder and For the People Act (h.R.1)
Rep.Jahana Hayes
June 23, 2021
CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript: Interview with Chris Murphy
Sen.Chris Murphy
June 22, 2021
Murphy Statement on Republican Filibuster of Comprehensive Voting Rights Bill
Sen.Chris Murphy
June 22, 2021
Committee Approves RENACER Act to Hold Ortega Regime Accountable for Subverting Democracy in Nicaragua
Sen.Chris Murphy
May 26, 2021
Letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Department of the Treasury and Charles Rettig, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service - Reps. Crow, Deutch, Welch, and Cicilline Urge Sec. Yellen to Reverse Trump-era Rules that Protect Dark Money
Rep.Jim Himes, ...
March 31, 2021
Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm Over Scotus Case Threatening Constitutional Protection for Dark Money
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 18, 2021
Bennet, Senate Democratic Colleagues Introduce For the People Act to Strengthen Democracy and Fight Corruption
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
March 4, 2021
Hayes Votes for Historic Package to Enhance and Protect American Elections
Rep.Jahana Hayes
March 4, 2021
Congressman Courtney Votes To Pass Comprehensive Bill To Protect American Democracy: H.R. 1, The For The People Act
Rep.Joe Courtney
March 3, 2021
Larson Votes to Protect Our Democracy, Pass Election Reform
Rep.John Larson
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