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WASHINGTON — Social Security beneficiaries will now automatically receive their coronavirus stimulus checks after a change made by the Trump administration late Wednesday night.
As Americans respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, what should elected officials be doing to protect public health? Today, we talk with Connecticut 1st District congressman John Larson. As coronavirus spreads, how will lawmakers do their jobs? Do you have a questions for Rep Larson?
Timothy J. Moynihan was a Democratic Party power broker, an influential state lawmaker from East Hartford and a confidante of former Gov. William A. O’Neill.
President Donald Trump has publicly vowed to protect Social Security.
Yet advocates for the program fear that his just released budget proposal would hit individuals hard when it comes to disability benefits, as it includes cuts to the tune of $71 billion, according to one congressional estimate.
U.S. Rep. John B. Larson criticized President Donald Trump’s budget for proposing cuts in Social Security of $71 billion.
MANCHESTER — Three juniors from Howell Cheney Technical School have broken a glass ceiling by becoming the first all-female group to win the 1st District Congressional App Challenge.
Washington – Connecticut’s members of the U.S. House, all Democrats, were unanimous in their support for a resolution approved Thursday that aims to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war with Iran.
Washington – The U.S. House on Thursday approved a bill that would scrap for two years a $10,000 cap on the federal deductibility of state and local taxes, a limitation decried by taxpayers in wealthy states like Connecticut who have been hurt by the shrinking of the valuable tax break.
Members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation have moved closer to securing $1.5 million in federal funding to study how pyrrhotite effects concrete foundations in the state.