As I stood at the Whipple detention center, as I met with constituents who were being literally rounded up by ICE in Minnesota under Operation Metro Surge, I couldn’t help but regret giving this administration any additional authority.
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Hines is tough as nails and I am confident she will flip the open seat.
Right now, I think you need a Ph.D. in how to navigate through the federal government’s websites in order to be able to find how a bill became law.
I don’t think any part of government is keeping up to pace [with] what is happening right now, and I think that we are all sort of scrambling.
The proposal would give the agency greater visibility into the substances that are entering our food supply.
A neutral federal assessment … is well suited to resolve the divergence between the two watchdogs’ findings and the State’s conclusions.
What he’s trying to do here is really unprecedented.
Democrats see a scenario where if everything breaks their way, they can flip four Republican-held seats in the state.
Schools are places where children should feel safe, where parents should be able to drop off their kids without fear, and where educators should be able to focus on teaching — not where federal agents carry out immigration enforcement…
No payment can replace a loved one or erase what survivors endured.
As we approach three years since the Maui wildfires, our hearts remain with every family carrying the pain of that day.
That is a compelling proposition, and these results show that travelers increasingly recognize just how much Connecticut delivers.
A bipartisan majority of legislators in Connecticut agreed that kids who grow up in Connecticut and graduate from Connecticut public schools should be able to afford to go to college here, including those who have applied for legal status.
The dangerous executive order signed by President Trump this afternoon lacks scientific backing, revives a discredited link between childhood vaccines and autism, and undermines public health objectives.
This is a major win for our public safety officers, who put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities. Today, we are one step closer to fixing a slow and broken process that keeps first responders and their families in…
Service members must have confidence that their sacrifices will be honored, not used against them or to target their loved ones.
The last thing you should have to worry about if your house burns down in a wildfire or washes away in a flood is being hit with a massive tax bill.
Paid vacation and time-off shouldn’t only be for high-income earners. It’s past time we ensure that all workers have time to recharge," said Senator Padilla.