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January 6, 2017
In The News
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s declaration that fellow Republicans in Congress will move to defund Planned Parenthood sparked a response from the organization’s Connecticut chapter and from the state’s federal lawmakers condemning the GOP’s plan.
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January 4, 2017
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Alan Chartock spoke with Rep. Elizabeth Esty of Connecticut’s 5th District about her thoughts on ethics in Washington
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January 4, 2017
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One of the key roles of the MidState Chamber of Commerce is to CONNECT the members and business community to its elected officials. They were honored to host the Women Entrepreneurs, Women in Business & Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Roundtable with Congresswoman Esty on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
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January 3, 2017
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal was sworn in to his second six-year term in the U.S. Senate, and all five Democratic House members from Connecticut began a new term as well, as the 115th Congress was gaveled in on Tuesday.
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January 3, 2017
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Connecticut Democrats on Capitol Hill gasped at news that the House Republican majority would scuttle the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, but their chagrin turned to head-scratching wonder as Republicans abruptly reversed course Tuesday.
January 2, 2017
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As the country welcomes a new year, members of Connecticut’s political delegation reflected on last year’s accomplishments and disappointments, as well as their goals for 2017 and the convening of the 115th U.S. Congress under a new administration.
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December 30, 2016
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The organizers of a dramatic protest in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives six months ago are blasting a plan by Republican leaders to alter the rules to prevent similar things in the future.
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December 28, 2016
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A plan by House Republicans to discourage another live-streamed sit-in protest like the one Democrats staged this summer demanding a vote on gun control is drawing sharp criticism from Connecticut’s congressional delegation.
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December 28, 2016
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House Republicans have proposed a new set of rules that would punish members for taking photos or video from the floor of Congress, six months after Democrats used social media to broadcast their sit-in protest from the chamber floor.
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