Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty

Representing the 5th District of Connecticut
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Dec 5, 2014 Press Release

NEW BRITAIN, CT- Today, U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded highly-competitive Preservation Assistance Grants to two organizations in the 5th Congressional District.

Dec 5, 2014 In The News

NEW MILFORD - A local arm of a national nonprofit that has rehabilitated nearly 200 homes in Litchfield County over the past decade has been awarded a $50,000 federal grant to help fund its efforts.

Dec 4, 2014 In The News

NEW MILFORD -- Ceia Webb has high praise for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its assistance in meeting the needs of low-income senior citizens in Litchfield County.

Webb is executive director of Rebuilding Together of Litchfield County, and her organization has received a $50,000 Housing Preservation Grant through the USDA to help with its outreach.

Dec 4, 2014 Press Release

NEW MILFORD, CT – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn) and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) announced that Rebuilding Together of Litchfield County will receive a $50,000 Housing Preservation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Dec 3, 2014 Press Release

NEW BRITAIN, CT – Today, Rep. Elizabeth Esty applauded the passage of the bipartisan Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, H.R. 647, which establishes tax-preferred savings accounts for individuals with disabilities. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the ABLE Act by a bipartisan vote of 404 to 17.

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Nov 24, 2014 In The News

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Nov 20, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) renewed her call for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Esty is a coauthor of the bipartisan Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, H.R. 15. Last year, the U.S.

Nov 20, 2014 In The News

LITCHFIELD — The superintendent of Region 6 schools was a special guest at the White House on Wednesday.

Ed Drapp was one of more than 100 superintendents from across the country who took part in President Barack Obama's ConnectED to the Future event.

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Nov 19, 2014 Press Release

Ed Drapp

Congresswoman Esty and Superintendent of Region 6 Ed Drapp at the White House Today

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Nov 18, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement on today’s attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed three American citizens and a British citizen. This was one of the deadliest attacks in Jerusalem in recent years.

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