Connecticut’s senators have some of the toughest positions on Capitol Hill on Iran — outflanking President Obama with their talk of war. To roars of approval at an American Israel Public Affairs Committee convention this week, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said the threat from Iran is “more serious than anything faced by the United States […]

The Senate plans to move forward this week on an effort to designate the Naugatuck River Valley as a federal heritage area. Designation would allow the region’s 14 municipalities to apply for historic preservation grants and other federal funds. The legislation that will be considered Wednesday in a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural […]

Wrapping up their visit to Washington Monday, Gov. Dannel Malloy and dozens of other governors received an earful from President Obama about their cuts to education. “I realize that everybody is dealing with limited resources,” Obama said, according to White House releases and pool reports. “But there’s no excuse to lose sight of what matters […]

To save money and in preparation for a change in the delivery of first class mail, the U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday that it plans to shut down all mail processing centers in southern Connecticut, transferring the work to facilities in Hartford and Springfield, Mass. That did not sit well with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a […]

More than 100 immigrant advocates crowded the Hall of Flags in the Capitol building Wednesday. They were armed with a letter for Gov. Dannel Malloy protesting Secure Communities, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program meant to target and deport illegal immigrants with the help of local law enforcement. Secure Communities goes live in […]

When President Obama was blasted by House Republicans this week for including contraceptive services in the health care reform act’s mandate on preventive care for women, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., jumped to the president’s defense. House Republicans say requiring religious hospitals and colleges to offer contraceptive benefits is a […]

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is the latest Democrat to publicly seethe at Newt Gingrich’s repeated characterization of President Obama as “the best food-stamp president in American history.” “He’s demonizing people and demonizing a social safety net,” said DeLauro, 3rd District, at a news conference held by food stamp supporters Thursday. She told the story of […]

Thanks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., members of Congress who enrich themselves on insider knowledge won’t only face the threat of jail time — they’ll also lose their congressional pensions. The Senate voted 96-3 Thursday on a bill that would make sure the federal law that prohibits insider trading extends to members of Congress. Blumenthal […]

Washington — It was the tale of two governors. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, was expected to provide stark contrast to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder at a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing Wednesday on job creation. Instead, the governors were often on the same page. “There were many cases where Gov. Snyder […]

Most Connecticut lawmakers are continuing a practice begun last year of sitting with a member of the opposing party at the State of the Union Tuesday night. But some are staying on their side of the aisle. Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, and John Larson, D-1st District, who are members of the Democratic House leadership, […]

We’ll see if it gets anywhere, but the Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee voted 7-2 today for the STOCK Act, the bill barring members of Congress from trading on inside information. It is a measure suddenly popular after a “60 Minutes” expose. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, the chairman of the panel, said the […]