Press Releases
The organizations will receive National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grants
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.
Rebuilding Together of Litchfield County Will Receive a $50,000 USDA Housing Preservation Grant
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).
Esty cosponsored bipartisan bill after hearing from Danbury family
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.
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.
Congresswoman Esty and Superintendent of Region 6 Ed Drapp at the White House Today
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.
NEW BRITAIN, CT – Today, Rep. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement on the launch of Access Health CT’s open enrollment for 2015, which begins tomorrow. Access Health CT, Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace, was established by the Affordable Care Act. Connecticut residents can shop for health insurance coverage for 2015 from November 15, 2014, to February 15, 2015.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement on Veterans Day.
DANBURY, CT – Today, Rep. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement on Praxair's major jobs announcement.
MERIDEN, CT – Today, Rep. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement congratulating Protein Sciences on the expanded label approval of the Flublok vaccine for adults 50 years and older.