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Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $418,000 in funding for Connecticut to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.
Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation wrote to President Joe Biden urging an expeditious emergency declaration after the sudden and severe flooding that destroyed roads, homes, and other critical infrastructure, and caused at least two deaths in western and southwestern Connecticut on Sunday.
Connecticut’s U.S. House delegation is urging state regulatory agency leaders to reconsider the “sharp increase” in rates putting pressure on Connecticut residents and small businesses, according to the delegation.
Representatives Himes, Hayes, Courtney, Larson, and DeLauro sent a letter to PURA asking the commissioners to reconsider recent rate hikes.
NORWICH, Conn. — Members of Connecticut's U.S. House of Representatives delegation are adding their weight to a growing call for the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to bring energy costs down.
U.S. Rep Joe Courtney Tuesday said he and the rest of Connecticut's U.S. House delegation are urging state utility regulators to "lower costs for consumers," and "reconsider the sharp increase in (energy) rates that is putting pressure on Connecticut's workers, families, and small businesses."
Rep. Larson co-authored the following op-ed with Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) that appeared in the Connecticut Mirror:
Hartford, CT – Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced the launch of Lead Free CT, a new campaign overseen by the Connecticut Department of Public Health with the goal of protecting children from the harmful health impacts of lead and creating a lead-free Connecticut.