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Historically Long Recess Follows Historically Unproductive Month in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today released the following statement as House Speaker Paul Ryan prepared to adjourn the House for a 53-day recess without holding a vote on a single measure to address the epidemic of gun violence in the United States:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today released the following statement regarding her opposition to a trio of House Republican bills (H.R. 4992, H.R. 5119, and H.R. 5631) that would undermine the Iran Nuclear Deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action:
First Amendment Defense Act Would Undermine Non-Discrimination Protections Across the Country
Esty: ‘I can’t imagine a worse way for Congress to respond to the massacre in Orlando than with legislation attacking LGBT Americans’
Survivors, physicians, community leaders share personal experiences with gun violence, call on Congress to take action