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HARTFORD — A year later, some of Connecticut’s top elected leaders Thursday recalled the terrifying moments when violent insurrectionists stormed into the nation’s Capitol as Congress prepared to certify Joe Biden’s electoral vote win.
At a Hartford press conference, Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal described rushing out of the Senate Chamber as rioters were within eyesight and earshot. Rep. Rosa DeLauro recounted lying on the floor of the House and calling her husband to say she loved him.
The U.S. House of Representatives has authorized nearly $780 billion in military spending that would keep Connecticut’s three Pentagon contractors and hundreds of suppliers busy building fighter jet engines, helicopters and submarines.
The National Defense Authorization Act, which the House backed Tuesday in a bipartisan vote of 363-70, now heads to the Senate. It’s among the first steps toward final approval for the federal budget that begins next year.