Service is one of the most powerful ways people can strengthen their communities while developing valuable leadership and career skills.

To be clear, the risk to Connecticut residents is very low, although I encourage everyone to continue to keep taking sensible precautions by staying up to date on vaccines and practicing good hygiene.

I am particularly glad that we could enact the provisions waiving higher education tuition and fees and providing mortgage assistance so these public safety officials have the support needed to live in the towns where they work.

Ratepayers are footing the bill for a $4.5 million annual bonus to utilities for doing what they are already required to do by law.

You will agree that this budget reduces, you're proposing to reduce funding for the Department by 35%?

This budget proposes a 35% reduction to the Office of Civil Rights.

This protocol helps ensure that everyone has access to a safe place to stay cool and get relief from the extremely hot and humid conditions outside.

I feel it’s critical that our state take every step we can to protect these communities from acts of hate, and that means ensuring the laws on our books have teeth.

No, it's not…this budget has a 35% proposed reduction for the Office of Civil Rights.

It’s a machine gun in the hand of a 5-year-old.

I’ve known and respected Jay Clayton for decades. His intelligence, temperament and deep commitment to public service will make him a terrific DNI. Had this nomination been made a week ago, lots of pain might have been avoided.

Pulte is a 'uniquely poor choice' to serve even in the acting capacity.

You must stop padding the pockets of immigration industry CEOs. You must rein in this out-of-control overspending.

The president has spent the last few weeks reaching his hand into the Treasury, stealing from the American people $1.7 billion to be put into a slush fund that he controls to reward his political supporters.

Very sadly, I think we’re going to test this untested question about whether the program can run on a judicial certification alone.

Our measure keeps cancer-causing toxins like PFAS and asbestos out of food packaging and processing materials. Toxic chemicals linked to breast cancer and hormone disruption should be nowhere near our food.

We could have spent this week -- Republicans could have spent their reconciliation process on gas prices or the health insurance catastrophe that's about to hit Americans or reversing Trump's tariffs or trying to actually do things that…

Toxic substances must be banned from food packaging – Americans deserve the peace of mind that the products they buy are not increasing their risk of cancer or hormone disruption.