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Murphy tweets: Trump’s foreign policy pivots are ‘how wars start’

by Ana Radelat December 2, 2016 @ 8:09 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:59 pm

Updated Saturday at 11:45 a.m.
WASHINGTON — Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, attacked Sen. Chris Murphy for tweeting that Trump’s recent calls with foreign leaders, especially the president of Taiwan, are “how wars start.” Murphy lit up the twitterverse late Friday by attacking Trump for his overtures to foreign leaders.

Health

A lot at stake for Connecticut as Trump, GOP eye Medicaid changes

by Arielle Levin Becker December 1, 2016 @ 5:00 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:06 pm

Medicaid is Connecticut’s largest source of federal funding and the largest single line item in the state budget. It covers close to one in five state residents – more than 750,000 poor children, adults and people with disabilities. A major change in federal Medicaid funding is a big worry for the state’s budget director.

Health, Politics

Trump pick to run Medicare, Medicaid has red-state policy chops

by Jake Harper / Side Effects Public Media December 1, 2016 @ 4:55 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:58 pm

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Seema Verma, a health care consultant, to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s the part of the Department of Health and Human Services that oversees Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program and has a budget of just under a trillion dollars in 2016.

Politics

Linda McMahon: ‘Stay tuned’ on Trump job offer

by Ana Radelat November 30, 2016 @ 12:38 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:58 pm

WASHINGTON – The World Wrestling Federation co-founder and two-time Senate candidate said she discussed the Small Business Administration, among other things, with President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday.

Health, Politics

CT business community on watch over ACA repeal effort

by Ana Radelat November 30, 2016 @ 12:20 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:05 pm

WASHINGTON — GOP plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act would affect individuals who’ve been purchasing their coverage on state exchanges or through the expansion of Medicaid the most, but some who receive their health care from their employers are also likely to be affected.

Health, Transportation

Malloy praises Trump’s choice for transportation chief

by Mark Pazniokas November 29, 2016 @ 6:55 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 10:58 pm

Though Gov. Dannel P. Malloy panned President-elect Trump’s choice of Congressman Tom Price for secretary of health and human services Tuesday, he praised his selection Elaine L. Chao as transportation secretary – an official the Democratic governor is likely to lobby.

Health, Politics

CT Democrats blast Trump’s pick of Price to head HHS

by Ana Radelat November 29, 2016 @ 1:40 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:05 pm

WASHINGTON — Connecticut Democrats on Tuesday sharply criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Tom Price, the architect of the House GOP’s repeal of the Affordable Care Act, as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Politics, Transportation

CT senators blast Trump’s infrastructure plan, but hope for compromise

by Ana Radelat November 28, 2016 @ 4:37 pmAugust 3, 2022 @ 4:07 pm

WASHINGTON — Connecticut’s senators on Monday joined a growing Democratic chorus of criticism for President-elect Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan, saying it is unrealistic and unworkable and would result in the building and repair of very few roads and bridges.

Politics

Lieberman praises Trump’s national security picks

by Ana Radelat November 25, 2016 @ 6:16 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:05 pm

WASHINGTON — Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, once the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and a Democratic vice presidential candidate, on Friday praised President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for the White House office of national security.

Politics

Sandy Hook activist: Trump win puts us in ‘a defensive stance’

by Ana Radelat November 25, 2016 @ 5:00 amMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:04 pm

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s election to the White House has ushered in a political reality, putting gun control advocates on the defensive as the National Rifle Association proclaims “this is our time” to weaken or eliminate gun regulations.

Politics

An invitation to Trump to meet Syrian refugees in New Haven

by Mark Pazniokas November 22, 2016 @ 5:59 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:04 pm

WOODBRIDGE — Sharing a stage with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the head of a program that has resettled about 350 Syrian refugees across Connecticut over the past year extended a public invitation Tuesday to President-elect Donald J. Trump to meet with his clients before acting on a campaign pledge to suspend the resettlement of Syrians in the U.S.

Politics

Romano, other CT Republicans open to Trump administration jobs

by Ana Radelat November 18, 2016 @ 3:59 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:02 pm

WASHINGTON — After the Trump transition team selects candidates for top jobs, it will turn its attention to thousands of other positions it must fill – including the entire West Wing staff – and Connecticut GOP Party Chairman J.R. Romano and other state Republicans say they would not mind being in the mix.

Politics

Blumenthal: Sessions to receive ‘exacting, serious scrutiny’

by Ana Radelat November 18, 2016 @ 1:02 pmMarch 4, 2022 @ 11:02 pm

Sen. Richard Blumenthal and other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee vowed to give Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, tough scrutiny, setting the groundwork for a contentious confirmation hearing.

Politics

CT lawmakers hail likely return of reviled earmarks

by Ana Radelat November 16, 2016 @ 7:00 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 1:34 pm

WASHINGTON – U.S. House Republicans were stopped from bringing back a practice that once funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Connecticut – but the once reviled earmark, or special project, looks like it’s going to make a comeback anyway.