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June 29, 2020 Press Release

Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes voted to pass the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act, legislation which would build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to lower health costs and prescription drug prices in CT-05. Today’s vote comes days after the Trump Administration filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to strike down the entirety of the ACA.

June 29, 2020 Press Release

Congresswoman Jahana Hayes is pleased to announce, in conjunction with HRA of New Britain Inc., that the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Head Start Bureau has awarded HRA a grant contract to assume the management of the Bristol Head Start program. The program has been under temporary management of CDI, Inc. for the past two years.

June 26, 2020 Press Release

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Jahana Hayes (CT-5) announced $13,485,100 in federal funding from the U.S.

June 17, 2020 Press Release

Washington, DC – On Wednesday, Congresswoman Hayes led Connecticut delegation members and 22 House Democrats in condemning the Department of Education decision issued last month to strike down Connecticut’s transgender inclusive athletic policy.

June 9, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – On Monday, Congresswoman Hayes joined House colleagues in introducing the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, and the Police Training and Accountability Act with Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02). These crucial pieces of legislation are designed to provide needed training, resources, and oversight of law enforcement agencies, while protecting communi

June 5, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, President Trump signed H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act. The bill passed the House on May 28th with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 417-1 and passed the Senate on June 3rd by voice vote.

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June 3, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Congresswomen Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), have led 111 colleagues in sending a letter to Congressional leadership strongly urging the inclusion of $305 billion in K-12 education stabilization funding as part of upcoming coronavirus response legislation.

May 28, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Hayes introduced the Child Care is Essential Act, to create a $50 billion Child Care Stabilization Fund within the existing Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program to help child care providers recover from the Corona

May 25, 2020 Blog Post

Dear Friend,

Memorial Day is a chance to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice serving our country. It is also a time to reflect on the strength of the families that these fallen heroes left behind.

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