CT Legislators Want Fed $$ To Fund New Sandy Hook School

By On May 16, 2013 · 37 Comments

Today, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, U.S. Sen Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty will propose a bill that would provide funding to help pay for construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Last week a Newtown task force endorsed construction of a new school on the site of the existing [...]

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The Dismal World Of A Member Of Congress

By On May 13, 2013 · 2 Comments

What do newly elected Members of Congress do? When they are not marching in parades or speaking to the local Rotary Club, they become telemarketers. Read the Boston Globe’s story on the gerbil wheel of Congress, where fundraising takes up as much as four hours a day:

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, [...]

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Disaster Relief Funds For Federal Parks, Refuges in Connecticut Finally OK-ed

By On May 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Remember the national wildlife parks and refuges off the Connecticut coast that were damaged by Storm Sandy and later embroiled in a funding fight between the state’s congressional delegation and a tea party congressman from Louisiana?

Well, $6 million in disaster relief funds needed to pay for the repairs have now been released by the U.S. Department of [...]

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Congressional Delegation All Together In Hartford

By On May 2, 2013 · 2 Comments

This morning in downtown Hartford:

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Esty Targeted in GOP Digital Ad Campaign

By On April 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has launched a digital ad campaign targeting women in Congressional districts across the country, including 5th District Rep. Elizabeth Esty. The ad will run on blogs and websites aimed at women and working mothers and reads: “Demand Rep. Elizabeth Esty provide more freedom for working moms.”

The campaign is [...]

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Josh Nassi, Former Speaker Chris Donovan’s Campaign Manager, Pleads Guilty In Campaign Finance Scandal On Roll-Your-Own Tobacco

By On April 12, 2013 · 4 Comments

Josh Nassi, a well-known figure at the state Capitol when he was a close confidante of House Speaker Christopher Donovan, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy charges in a campaign finance scandal.

Nassi, 34, was arrested last year in a high-profile FBI investigation into campaign contributions that were related to efforts by tobacco shop owners to [...]

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Esty on Obama’s Visit

By On April 8, 2013 · 1 Comment

President Obama is coming to Connecticut “to congratulate the governor and the legislature on their hard work, to stand in solidarity with the families and to illustrate he is not giving up, that he will press with every ounce of effort he has…to get meaningful, common-sense laws,” U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty said last week.
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Congressional Delegation Will Greet Team Of 26 Cyclists Riding On Washington

By On March 7, 2013 · 2 Comments

On Tuesday, Sens. Blumenthal and Murphy and U.S. Reps. DeLauro, Larson, Himes, Courtney, and Esty will greet 26 cyclists on the West Lawn in front of the Capitol. “Team 26″ or the “Sandy Hook Ride On Washington” will be cycling from Sandy Hook Elementary School to Washington D.C. to demand action on gun control.

The [...]

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Press Release Politics: CT Politicos Rule

By On March 6, 2013 · 1 Comment

This is from an analysis of the 113th Congress, which just convened, by the University of Minnesota.

Somebody tell Joe Courtney he’s not sending out enough press releases.

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Who Are You Calling Vulnerable?

By On March 5, 2013 · 1 Comment

… Elizabeth Esty.

The Democratic Congressional Committee says Rep. Esty is one of the most vulnerable new members of the House of Representatives. The DCCC’s “Frontline” program aims to protect vulnerable incumbents, according to the group’s chairman, Rep. Steve Israel:

While the 2014 campaign will be dominated by a strong offense taking on [...]

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