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September 12, 2020 Press Release

Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined in celebrating Emily Armstrong, who was presented with the 2020 Connecticut Congressional Staffer of the Year award from the Federal Executive Association of Connecticut (FEACT) during the Excellence in Government Awards Banquet. Ms. Armstrong was nominated for the award by her colleagues.

September 2, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes introduced two pieces of legislation to strengthen mental health care for veterans. The bills – the bipartisan VA Mental Health Staffing Act and the VA Mental Health Counseling Act – would ensure Connecticut veterans can access the mental health care and resources they need.

August 27, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Hayes led a group of 128 of her colleagues in writing to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting improvements to the Economic Impact Payments (EIP) authorized in the CARES Act.

August 22, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Hayes joined House colleagues in voting to pass H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act. The legislation provides the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with $25 billion in funding support and prohibits changes to operations or levels of service.

August 18, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, Congresswoman Hayes and the Connecticut Delegation sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture condemning changes to the third round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program (FFFBP).

August 18, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statement on the recent restructuring and operational changes to the U.S. Postal Service.

August 17, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced the introduction of H.R. 8042, the Helping America’s Farmers Act. This bill is co-led by Rep.

July 30, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 7027, the Child Care is Essential Act, a bill cosponsored and introduced by Congresswoman Hayes (CT-05).

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July 28, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Hayes (CT-05), will introduce a House Resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.

July 24, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7608, a four bill Appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2021. This package included State-Foreign Operations; Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA; Interior-Environment; and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.

 

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