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Jan. 20, 2022
Letter to Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Democratic Women's Caucus and Pro-Choice Caucus Lead Call for Defense Secretary to Waive Contraception Copays for Servicemembers and Military Families
Rep. Jim Himes, ...
Jan. 13, 2022
Rep. Courtney Votes To Ensure National Guard And Reserve Members Receive Equal Access To G.I. Benefits
Rep. Joe Courtney
Dec. 22, 2021
Chairman Courtney Hails Biden Executive Action On Expanding Submarine Industrial Base Capacity
Rep. Joe Courtney
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; Hon. Janet Yellen Secretary of Treasury - Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Secure Procurement of Planes Used by Texas Air National Guard
Rep. John Larson, ...
Dec. 8, 2021
Larson, House Pass Defense Bill with Connecticut Priorities
Rep. John Larson
Dec. 7, 2021
Courtney Secures Eastern Connecticut Priorities In 2022 NDAA As Defense Authorization Nears Completion In Congress
Rep. Joe Courtney
Dec. 7, 2021
Courtney Secures Historic Funding For Submarine Construction, Workforce Development, Shipyard Recapitalization, And More In 2022 NDAA
Rep. Joe Courtney
Dec. 7, 2021
DeLauro Praises Passage of Defense Authorization Bill
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 2, 2021
Larson Votes to Fund Government, Calls on Republicans to Stop Playing Games
Rep. John Larson
Dec. 1, 2021
Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, Ranking Member Inhofe - Grassley, Colleagues Push To Keep Bipartisan Military Justice Bill In Pentagon Funding Measure
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Dec. 1, 2021
Social Security Inspector General Releases Larson-Reed Requested Report on Telephone Service During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. John Larson
Nov. 30, 2021
Murphy Statement on Russian Military Forces Along Ukrainian Border
Sen. Chris Murphy
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Warner joins Gillibrand and Colleagues in Letter Pushing Committee Leadership to Keep Senate-Passed Military Justice Bill in Final NDAA Language
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
Nov. 2, 2021
Letter to Hon. Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State - Sarbanes Opposes Sale of F-16s to Turkey, Demands Information from State Department
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
Oct. 25, 2021
Murphy Statement on Military Coup in Sudan
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sept. 30, 2021
Haaretz: Murphy "A Pragmatic Progressive" on Israel, Palestine
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sept. 24, 2021
Larson: NDAA is Vital For CT Jobs
Rep. John Larson
Sept. 23, 2021
House Votes To Pass Courtney-Backed Provisions In 2022 Defense Authorization Bill
Rep. Joe Courtney
Sept. 22, 2021
Murphy: Withdrawal from Afghanistan Is a Chance to Move On to Fights That Are Actually Winnable
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sept. 15, 2021
Murphy on Morning Joe: Republicans Are Trying to Obscure 20 Years of Bad Decision-Making in Afghanistan
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sept. 14, 2021
Crooked Media - Murphy Op-Ed Ahead of Blinken Hearing: "Afghanistan Wasn't a Failure of Execution. It Was a Failure of Hubris."
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sept. 3, 2021
Gallagher, Courtney Lead Effort to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of ANZUS Alliance
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
Aug. 29, 2021
CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Murphy
Aug. 23, 2021
MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Murphy
Aug. 20, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State - Wexton Urges Administration to Take Concrete Actions to Support the Relocation of At-Risk Afghan Allies
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
Aug. 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security; and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Grace Meng (NY-06) Lead 75 Members in Bipartisan Effort to Help Afghan Allies
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Shaheen, Ernst Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Warner & Kaine Join Shaheen, Ernst & Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Act on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Feinstein, Shaheen, Ernst, Colleagues Urge the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants and Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Warner & Kaine Join Shaheen, Ernst & Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Act On Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Padilla Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants and Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Biden Administration to Immediately Evacuate Afghan SIV Applicants & Fully Implement Recently-Passed SIV Legislation
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
USA Today - Murphy Op-Ed in USA Today: President Biden Made the Right Decision to End Our War in Afghanistan
Sen. Chris Murphy
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President - Connolly, 47 Members Press White House for Answers on Afghanistan Evacuations
Rep. John Larson, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Romney Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Kaine Joins Menendez, Shaheen, & Senate Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Admin to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Shaheen, Menendez Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Reps Speier, Cheney Lead Letter to Sec Austin Requesting Access to Medical Care at Walter Reed for Police Officers Injured in Jan 6 Attack
Rep. Jahana Hayes, ...
Aug. 15, 2021
Murphy Statement on the Taliban Takeover of Kabul
Sen. Chris Murphy
Aug. 10, 2021
Murphy on U.S. Senate Floor: The Taliban's Latest Gains in Afghanistan Are Not a Reason to Reverse Course on U.S. Troop Withdrawal
Sen. Chris Murphy
Aug. 5, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Seventy-Five Members of Congress Call for Immediate Closure of Guantanamo Bay
Rep. John Larson, ...
Aug. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Reps. Price, Schiff, Omar Lead Members of Congress in Calling for Immediate Closure of Guantanamo Bay
Rep. John Larson, ...
July 28, 2021
CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Chris Murphy
Sen. Chris Murphy
July 22, 2021
Himes Votes to Pass ALLIES Act
Rep. Jim Himes
July 22, 2021
Shaheen Leads Key PFAS Amendment to FY2022 NDAA to Set Deadline for PFAS Testing at DOD Facilities, Develop a Remediation Schedule for Contaminated Sites & Codify PFAS Task Force
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 16, 2021
Letter to Bernie Sanders Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee - Duckworth Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling For $15 Billion Investment In Reconciliation To Fix Substandard Military Childcare Facilities And Barracks
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 16, 2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick Secures Southern Arizona Victories in FY2022 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Funding Bill
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 16, 2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick Secures Significant AZ Defense Priority Funding Victories in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 13, 2021
Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Funding Bill
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
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Jan. 20, 2022
Letter to Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Democratic Women's Caucus and Pro-Choice Caucus Lead Call for Defense Secretary to Waive Contraception Copays for Servicemembers and Military Families
Rep.Jim Himes, ...
Jan. 13, 2022
Rep. Courtney Votes To Ensure National Guard And Reserve Members Receive Equal Access To G.I. Benefits
Rep.Joe Courtney
Dec. 22, 2021
Chairman Courtney Hails Biden Executive Action On Expanding Submarine Industrial Base Capacity
Rep.Joe Courtney
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; Hon. Janet Yellen Secretary of Treasury - Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
Dec. 10, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Secure Procurement of Planes Used by Texas Air National Guard
Rep.John Larson, ...
Dec. 8, 2021
Larson, House Pass Defense Bill with Connecticut Priorities
Rep.John Larson
Dec. 7, 2021
Courtney Secures Eastern Connecticut Priorities In 2022 NDAA As Defense Authorization Nears Completion In Congress
Rep.Joe Courtney
Dec. 7, 2021
Courtney Secures Historic Funding For Submarine Construction, Workforce Development, Shipyard Recapitalization, And More In 2022 NDAA
Rep.Joe Courtney
Dec. 7, 2021
DeLauro Praises Passage of Defense Authorization Bill
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 2, 2021
Larson Votes to Fund Government, Calls on Republicans to Stop Playing Games
Rep.John Larson
Dec. 1, 2021
Letter to Chairman Smith, Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Rogers, Ranking Member Inhofe - Grassley, Colleagues Push To Keep Bipartisan Military Justice Bill In Pentagon Funding Measure
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Dec. 1, 2021
Social Security Inspector General Releases Larson-Reed Requested Report on Telephone Service During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep.John Larson
Nov. 30, 2021
Murphy Statement on Russian Military Forces Along Ukrainian Border
Sen.Chris Murphy
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Warner joins Gillibrand and Colleagues in Letter Pushing Committee Leadership to Keep Senate-Passed Military Justice Bill in Final NDAA Language
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
Nov. 2, 2021
Letter to Hon. Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State - Sarbanes Opposes Sale of F-16s to Turkey, Demands Information from State Department
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
Oct. 25, 2021
Murphy Statement on Military Coup in Sudan
Sen.Chris Murphy
Sept. 30, 2021
Haaretz: Murphy "A Pragmatic Progressive" on Israel, Palestine
Sen.Chris Murphy
Sept. 24, 2021
Larson: NDAA is Vital For CT Jobs
Rep.John Larson
Sept. 23, 2021
House Votes To Pass Courtney-Backed Provisions In 2022 Defense Authorization Bill
Rep.Joe Courtney
Sept. 22, 2021
Murphy: Withdrawal from Afghanistan Is a Chance to Move On to Fights That Are Actually Winnable
Sen.Chris Murphy
Sept. 15, 2021
Murphy on Morning Joe: Republicans Are Trying to Obscure 20 Years of Bad Decision-Making in Afghanistan
Sen.Chris Murphy
Sept. 14, 2021
Crooked Media - Murphy Op-Ed Ahead of Blinken Hearing: "Afghanistan Wasn't a Failure of Execution. It Was a Failure of Hubris."
Sen.Chris Murphy
Sept. 3, 2021
Gallagher, Courtney Lead Effort to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of ANZUS Alliance
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
Aug. 29, 2021
CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview with Chris Murphy
Sen.Chris Murphy
Aug. 23, 2021
MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Chris Murphy
Sen.Chris Murphy
Aug. 20, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State - Wexton Urges Administration to Take Concrete Actions to Support the Relocation of At-Risk Afghan Allies
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
Aug. 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security; and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Grace Meng (NY-06) Lead 75 Members in Bipartisan Effort to Help Afghan Allies
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Shaheen, Ernst Lead Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Warner & Kaine Join Shaheen, Ernst & Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Act on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Feinstein, Shaheen, Ernst, Colleagues Urge the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants and Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Warner & Kaine Join Shaheen, Ernst & Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Act On Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Padilla Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants and Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Aug. 19, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Biden Administration to Immediately Evacuate Afghan SIV Applicants & Fully Implement Recently-Passed SIV Legislation
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
USA Today - Murphy Op-Ed in USA Today: President Biden Made the Right Decision to End Our War in Afghanistan
Sen.Chris Murphy
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President - Connolly, 47 Members Press White House for Answers on Afghanistan Evacuations
Rep.John Larson, ...
Aug. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Romney Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging the Administration on Immediate Evacuation of SIV Applicants & Full Implementation of their SIV Legislation
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Kaine Joins Menendez, Shaheen, & Senate Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Admin to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; and Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Shaheen, Menendez Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Aug. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Reps Speier, Cheney Lead Letter to Sec Austin Requesting Access to Medical Care at Walter Reed for Police Officers Injured in Jan 6 Attack
Rep.Jahana Hayes, ...
Aug. 15, 2021
Murphy Statement on the Taliban Takeover of Kabul
Sen.Chris Murphy
Aug. 10, 2021
Murphy on U.S. Senate Floor: The Taliban's Latest Gains in Afghanistan Are Not a Reason to Reverse Course on U.S. Troop Withdrawal
Sen.Chris Murphy
Aug. 5, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Seventy-Five Members of Congress Call for Immediate Closure of Guantanamo Bay
Rep.John Larson, ...
Aug. 4, 2021
Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Reps. Price, Schiff, Omar Lead Members of Congress in Calling for Immediate Closure of Guantanamo Bay
Rep.John Larson, ...
July 28, 2021
CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Chris Murphy
Sen.Chris Murphy
July 22, 2021
Himes Votes to Pass ALLIES Act
Rep.Jim Himes
July 22, 2021
Shaheen Leads Key PFAS Amendment to FY2022 NDAA to Set Deadline for PFAS Testing at DOD Facilities, Develop a Remediation Schedule for Contaminated Sites & Codify PFAS Task Force
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 16, 2021
Letter to Bernie Sanders Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee - Duckworth Leads Senate Colleagues In Calling For $15 Billion Investment In Reconciliation To Fix Substandard Military Childcare Facilities And Barracks
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 16, 2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick Secures Southern Arizona Victories in FY2022 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Funding Bill
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 16, 2021
Rep. Kirkpatrick Secures Significant AZ Defense Priority Funding Victories in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 13, 2021
Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Funding Bill
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
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