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The expansion of the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery will mean more families are able to lay their loved ones to rest at a site that honors and remembers their service to our nation.

I am thrilled that this $584,250 in federal funding will allow for 1,510 additional final resting places for Connecticut veterans, ensuring families have options for their loved ones for years to come.

This cemetery provides an invaluable resource in honoring the lives and service of our military veterans and their families, and it is important that we continue to see that this option remains available to them for decades into the future.

I am directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Elvin’s life and selfless commitment to his community.

This is a tragic situation that never should have happened, and it is a stark reminder to all drivers about the critical importance of showing respect to all road maintenance workers and first responders while working on the roadside.

Elvin Hernandez was a dedicated state employee and public servant, and I join his family, friends, and colleagues at the Connecticut Department of Transportation in mourning his passing.

Hacking is a crime, and when AI agents conduct dangerous cyberattacks, the corporations and executives responsible for those AI agents need to be held accountable.

Maybe if it’s Gordon Gekko or some Wall Street titan, yeah, I think they should contribute to the cost of their incarceration. But I think for the other 90% of people, I want to make sure when they’ve served their time, they get back out…

I’m feeling very hopeful because the focus on AI is building the momentum for the Kids Online Safety Act.

Sen. Blackburn and I will fight as long and hard as necessary to pass this bill.

What an abomination, that we are cutting off healthcare for people that are legal residents of our community.

We launched LEAP because we knew we needed to find new ways to reconnect students and families with their schools, and the results show that this approach is working.

ICE should stop preying upon our kids at sensitive locations, and in particular, school bus stops.

To me, it's pretty obvious that the intent here, with this new practice of ICE showing up at school bus stops, is to traumatize the children.

Imagine that six-year-old who boarded the school bus, and when he got back from school that day and got off, his parent wasn't there.

For parents in this body, you know how anxious that first day of school is, how kids are just brimming with nervous anxiety about that first day, and you know what that feels like to watch your kid walk onto that school bus.

I am […] just asking my colleagues: can we come to an agreement that school bus stops should be off limits?

With the looming threat of massive job losses from AI, we have to find new ways to protect Americans from long periods of unemployment and connect them to good-paying, stable jobs.