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News from May 2023

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Murphy, Blumenthal Applaud Navy's Steps to Improve Living Conditions for Sailors, Call on Congress to Pass Seaman Xavier Sandor Support for Sailors Act

By Constitution State News Report | May 25, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Friday released the following statement on the U.S. Navy’s announcement that intends to take steps to improve quality of life for sailors, following the tragic suicide deaths of three sailors aboard the USS George Washington, including Connecticut’s Master of Arms Seaman Recruit Xavier Sandor

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Blumenthal & Grijalva Introduce Extinction Prevention Act to Protect At-Risk Wildlife

By Constitution State News Report | May 25, 2023

Blumenthal announced the legislation On May 19, at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo on the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

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Murphy, Peters Travel to Western Balkans

By Constitution State News Report | May 25, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, this weekend traveled to the Western Balkans for a congressional delegation visit to the region

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Murphy Debunks Republican Myths About the End of Title 42

By Constitution State News Report | May 24, 2023

U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to debunk the myths and untruths about the end of Title 42

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Blumenthal & Senate Democrats Urge President to Prepare to Invoke the 14th Amendment to Avoid Default

By Constitution State News Report | May 24, 2023

As Congressional Republicans demand major cuts that would cause incalculable damage to the lives of working Americans, U.S

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Governor Lamont Announces Targeted State Investments and Agency Collaboration To Increase School Staffing

By Constitution State News Report | May 24, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont, Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, and Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo On May 16, 2023, announced the launch of several new multi-agency state initiatives designed to address educator shortages in Connecticut.

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CDC predicts 193 people age 85 and older in Connecticut died during week ending May 6

By Constitution State News | May 24, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 193 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 6.

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Murphy Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Students from Dangerous Seclusion and Restraint Practices

By Constitution State News Report | May 24, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), alongside U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.), on Thursday reintroduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act, legislation to protect students from dangerous seclusion and restraint discipline practices in school

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Murphy, Hagerty Introduce Legislation to Target Deadly Fentanyl Before It Reaches U.S. Border

By Constitution State News Report | May 23, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation to tackle the fentanyl crisis by addressing critical pieces of the fentanyl supply chain before the finished product enters the U.S

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Ahead of Trip to the Region, Murphy Discusses U.S. Policy Toward Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia

By Constitution State News Report | May 23, 2023

Ahead of his upcoming congressional delegation trip to the region, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)

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CT Senior Shares Experience Being Denied Care by Medicare Advantage at Blumenthal-Led Senate Hearing

By Constitution State News Report | May 23, 2023

“The reappearance of Melanoma in 2022 pulled a rug out from under my husband and my family

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Blumenthal & Kelly Introduce Legislation to Stop Dangerous Gun Marketing

By Constitution State News Report | May 23, 2023

The Responsible Firearms Marketing Act directs the FTC to study marketing practices that may encourage the illegal sale of dangerous weapons

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Governor Lamont, Treasurer Russell, Legislative Leaders Announce Legislation Funding CT Baby Bonds

By Constitution State News Report | May 23, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont, Treasurer Erick Russell, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, House Speaker Matt Ritter, and State Senator Pat Billie Miller on May 16, 2023, announced that funding has been identified for CT Baby Bonds, a first-in-the-nation initiative that invests directly in Connecticut children born into poverty, that will allow the program to begin on-time and reduce the overall cost by over $200 million.

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Week of May 6: 140 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Connecticut

By Constitution State News | May 23, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 140 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Week ending May 6 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Connecticut

By Constitution State News | May 22, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 95 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Governor Lamont Announces $9 Million in State Grants To Plan, Build, Expand, and Improve 50 Recreational Trails Across Connecticut

By Constitution State News Report | May 22, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont and Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes on May 15, announced that approximately $9 million in state grants are being released through the Connecticut Recreational Trails Program to plan, build, expand, and improve a total of 50 multi-use trails across Connecticut.

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Blumenthal Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing on Delays & Denials of Care in Medicare Advantage

By Constitution State News Report | May 22, 2023

On May 17, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations also sent letters to the three largest Medicare Advantage insurers asking for information about processes used to grant or deny access to care – including AI, “I want to put these companies on notice

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Governor Lamont Statement on the Retirement of ECSU President Dr. Elsa Núñez

By Constitution State News Report | May 22, 2023

Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made this morning that Dr. Elsa Núñez plans on retiring from her role as president of Eastern Connecticut State University, which she has held for the last 18 years:

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Murphy Stresses Importance Of Permitting Reform, Urges Negotiations To Prioritize Clean Transportation Infrastructure, Litigation Reform

By Constitution State News Report | May 22, 2023

As permitting reform negotiations gain momentum in Congress, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)

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On Brown v. Board Anniversary, Murphy Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Diversity in Schools

By Constitution State News Report | May 22, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with U.S. Senators Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)