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Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty

Representing the 5th District of Connecticut

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Esty: Repackaged Travel Ban Will Undermine America’s Security

March 6, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s revised travel ban executive order:
Issues:
Equality, Immigration, National Security

Esty Statement on Attorney General Jeff Sessions

March 2, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today issued the following statement regarding reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with the Russian ambassador last year despite his testimony to the contrary before the Senate Judiciary Committee:
Issues:
National Security

Esty to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Waterbury

March 1, 2017 Press Release

WATERBURY, CT – On Sunday, March 5, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) will hold a town hall meeting at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury. Members of the public will have the opportunity to ask Esty questions concerning their community, the direction of the country, and Esty’s work in Congress.

Issues:
Education, Energy and Environment, Equality, Fiscal Responsibility, Gun Violence Prevention, Health Care, Housing, Immigration, Jobs and the Economy, National Security, Seniors Issues, Veterans, Women’s Rights

Esty Responds to President Trump’s Remarks on Infrastructure

February 28, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, tonight issued the following statement after President Trump’s address to Congress:
Issues:
Fiscal Responsibility, Jobs and the Economy

Esty Response to President Trump’s Address

February 28, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) tonight issued the following statement after President Trump’s address to Congress:

Issues:
Fiscal Responsibility, Immigration, Jobs and the Economy, National Security

President Trump Signs into Law Two Esty-Authored Bills to Promote Women in Science

February 28, 2017 Press Release
President Donald Trump today signed into law two pieces of legislation authored jointly by Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) and Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA).
Issues:
Education, Equality, Women’s Rights

Esty on President Trump’s Budget: ‘A False Choice between Our National Security and the Security of Working Families’

February 28, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s 2018 budget:
Issues:
Education, Energy and Environment, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Housing, Immigration, Seniors Issues, Veterans, Women’s Rights

Connecticut House Delegation Calls for Action to Combat ‘Telephone Terrorism’ after Bomb Threats against Jewish Community Centers

February 22, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today joined with a bipartisan group of 150 House colleagues in calling for swift action by federal law enforcement agencies to address the wave of anonymous telephone bomb threats made against Jewish community centers (JCCs) across the country.

Issues:
Equality, Immigration, National Security

Esty Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Families of Fallen Service Members

February 16, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today joined with Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-2) to introduce the Support the Families of Fallen Heroes Act to honor service members who lose their lives serving in uniform and to provide assistance to their families. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced similar legislation in the Senate today and in the 114th Congress.
Issues:
Equality, Fiscal Responsibility, National Security, Veterans

Esty Named Top Democrat on Subcommittee Overseeing Veterans’ Benefits

February 15, 2017 Press Release
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) today was appointed in a unanimous, bipartisan vote of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee to the position of Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Issues:
Fiscal Responsibility, National Security, Veterans

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