The contract award to Electric Boat for construction of nine Virginia submarines and five Columbia submarines is not a normal or incremental award.

The Connecticut River is one of the most magnificent rivers in America. Keeping its waters clean benefits our entire region and the Long Island Sound.

Happy 236th Birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard, America’s oldest sea service and the world’s premier maritime law enforcement agency. The Coast Guard’s mission spans from keeping our shores and waterways safe to upholding maritime security around the world.

The Long Island Sound and its expansive watershed area are some of Connecticut’s greatest resources.

When we invest in students, the return benefits all of us. Today, I had the pleasure of joining a large audience of students, families, and educators at the closing ceremony for this summer’s TRIO Upward Bound and ConnCAP programs at UConn Avery Point.

Today marks 61 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, dramatically expanding health care access for Americans in need. Since then, millions have received lifesaving healthcare.

The Navy has officially executed a historic $76.6B contract award to Electric Boat for construction of nine Block VI Virginia-class submarines and five Build II Columbia-class submarines. Congress authorized these contract awards in 2023 and 2025, respectively.

Connecticut’s research institutions support our workforce, our economy, and our national security.

I consider protecting earned benefits for seniors in Congress a sacred obligation. Thank you to everyone at Lebanon Senior Center for hosting me yesterday to talk about the urgent need to protect Social Security.

People who were brought to this country decades ago as children and have obeyed the law and contributed to our country are now at risk of mass deportation.

It was great to welcome Kang Kyung-wha, South Korean Ambassador to the United States, to my office last week. We reaffirmed the strength of our alliance and trade relationship, as well as our parallel efforts in shipbuilding and submarine construction to deter our adversaries.

It’s time for Congress to take up fresh ideas to address the crisis of skyrocketing student debt default rates, which impacts 43 million borrowers and the entire U.S. economy.

This latest unseemly evasion on reporting war casualties in Iran by Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon is exactly the reason why on a bipartisan vote, the U.S. House passed a War Powers Act resolution last week.

Pentagon's official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting

The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count.

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After the tireless advocacy of Connecticut farmers, fighting through exasperating delays by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, our state’s farmers will soon receive the $53M in disaster relief that Congress passed two years ago.

This week marks four years since the tragic death of Sergeant First Class Michael Clark, a U.S. Army reservist from Bolton, CT, who diligently served his country with distinction.

As Co-Chair of the Congressional Friends of Australia Caucus, I joined the Australian Embassy last week to commemorate the U.S.’s 250th anniversary.

Student loan defaults have hit record highs in 2026. When we are already in a cost-of-living crisis, bad policies are making the crushing burden of student loan repayment with interest even worse.

16 years ago this week, The Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law.

Recognizing Hiram Bingham IV with a permanent day of remembrance is a fitting tribute to a U.S. diplomat and a Connecticut resident whose story is one of the finest examples of American courage.

Far too many Americans know the experience: after urgently needed and medically necessary treatment, their health insurance claim is denied, leaving them with impossible bills.

10,000 people have graduated from southern New England’s shipbuilding training programs and are hard at work rebuilding our nation’s undersea fleet.

Willimantic’s 3rd Thursday Street Fest was a blast last week. It was great to catch up with the people of Willimantic and hear about the work they’re doing and the issues that matter most to them.

Coventry is set to receive $2.5M in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to make long-needed improvements to the Orchard Hill Estates housing community.

One of the most disturbing trends in health care is the rising number of claim denials that patients seeking urgently needed, medically necessary treatment are left with.

Six years ago today, we lost the indomitable Congressman John Lewis. John Lewis had an extraordinary faith in the unfinished promise of America, and he never yielded to cynicism or convenience.

Thanks to the United Steelworkers whose members - including some from CT - were on Capitol Hill yesterday to advocate for my legislation, the Protecting America's Workers Act.

Student loan defaults have hit record highs, and the Big Ugly Bill is going to aggravate this trend.

Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across Connecticut today. Please limit your time outdoors and take all necessary precautions.

Dairy farms are a vital part of eastern Connecticut’s economy. As Co-Chair of the bipartisan Dairy Caucus, I’m committed to supporting the next generation of dairy farmers.

Americans have now paid $68.8 billion more in energy costs since the beginning of the President’s war of choice in Iran. Americans, who were already facing an affordability crisis before the war began, do not need even more added costs with a new U.S. blockade.