Press Releases

Congresswoman Dean released the following statement on her vote for the Russian and Iran Sanctions Act:

CT HOUSE DELEGATION STATEMENT ON RUSSIA SANCTIONS BILL WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jahana Hayes (CT-05), John Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement after voting “no” on H.R. 10076, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. “Last June, the U.S. House passed a bipartisan Russian sanctions bill, H.R. 2913, to support the brave nation of Ukraine along with new military assistance to Ukraine, which is critically needed. The sanctions provisions in H.R. 2913 provided enforcement language that w

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) voted to pass H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. This bipartisan legislation approves federal projects to improve water resources infrastructure across the country, including ports and harbors, flood and storm protection, and the United States inland waterway navigation network. The legislation includes a request made by Congresswoman Hayes for $50 million dollars to support four municipalities in the Fifth District including Danbury, New Britain, Thomaston, and Waterbury. Projects were submitted by each municipality fo

Watch a recording of the press conference HERE. Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Ross joined fellow members of Congress, labor leaders, and environmental advocates in front of the Capitol to call out the Trump administration’s continued attacks on offshore wind and demand accountability for billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded buyouts. Representatives Ross, (NC-02) Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Senator Ed Markey (MA) spoke alongside Kendall Martin, General Vice President of Ironworkers International, and Bob Keefe, Executive Director of E2