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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. This bipartisan bill makes robust investments in infrastructure for the safety and well-being of people in Connecticut. These investments will create millions of American jobs and help to rebuild Connecticut communities.
WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled a comprehensive Congressional climate action framework, highlighting Congresswoman Hayes’ bill, which seeks to invest in green school buses. This action would serve as an important tool in the effort to solve the climate crisis.
WASHINGTON – On Monday, Congresswoman Hayes joined House colleagues in voting to pass H.J.Res 90, a resolution providing for congressional disapproval of a harmful rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to gut the Community Reinvestment Act.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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