Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), John B. Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Jim Himes (CT-4) today called on House Speaker Paul Ryan to hold a vote this week on legislation to prevent terrorists from purchasing guns and to expand background checks to all commercial gun sales. The delegation released the following statement:
‘Today a slim majority of Senators has once again put the desires of the gun lobby before the will of the people and responded exactly as the gun lobby asked them to respond: with callous disregard for our safety.’
Esty to Speaker Ryan: ‘Schedule an immediate vote’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), Mike Thompson (CA-5), Patrick Murphy (FL-18), Gwen Graham (FL-2), and Alan Grayson (FL-9) today introduced legislation (H.R. 5504) to require that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) be notified when individuals formerly under a terrorism investigation purchase firearms or explosives.
Esty: Singling out Muslims for discrimination “makes our entire nation less safe”
Grant will fund lead remediation and assessment for almost 400 homes in New Britain
Childhood lead poisoning occurs more frequently in summer months
NEW BRITAIN, CT – Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today released the following statement regarding this morning’s mass shooting in Orlando, Florida:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) yesterday evening voted in favor of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), a bipartisan bill allowing Puerto Rico to restructure its debt and work its way out of its financial crisis.
In eight months, The House Panel investigating Planned Parenthood has uncovered no wrongdoing – or any other useful information – while spending more than $300,000 in taxpayer funds bullying scientists and medical professionals.
Esty: ‘Taxpayers shouldn’t foot the bill for a partisan witch hunt’
SCOTUS Resolution Holds Senate Accountable for Historic Inaction, Forces Congress to Do Its Job Before Adjourning for Campaign Season