Wishing you a Merry Christmas 🌟🎄

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Excited that the #NewBritain Museum of American Art has received $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts. This funding will support arts projects that honor American icons and enhance access to local arts programs.

Our D.C. office feels a little more like home as we said goodbye to Autumn as the colors fade and welcome scenes from winter across #CT05 🍂➡️❄️

Congratulations to Nicolas from Avon for winning the Congressional App Challenge for #CT05! Nicolas developed "Snap & Snack” to simplify the process of verifying allergen content in food & provide personalized guidance. This project keeps our communities safe, informed, and healthy.

Hunger should never be a barrier to learning. My School MEALS Act ensures that every child has access to a meal during the school day, allowing them to focus on their studies rather than their stomachs. This is an investment in our children & communities. Read more: hayes.house.gov/press-releas...

218 members signed a discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits for 3 years. Speaker Johnson could have called for a vote to prevent skyrocketing premiums on Jan 1, saving millions from losing healthcare-Instead he cancelled votes & sent Members home. This is not leadership.

Speaker Johnson has made the decision to cancel votes and send Members home. House Democrats came together to urge the Speaker to bring the Affordable Care Act tax credit 3yr extension bill to the House Floor immediately. We must resolve this issue before the credits expire on Dec 31st.

Workers deserves the right to organize, collectively bargain and elect their own leadership. I focused my questions on how we can strengthen the rights of workers over union busting tactics.

As the Waterbury Mayor's Office continues to provide services updates. We are out in the community continuing to distribute and deliver water until every home has been fully restored and has clean water.

ACA tax credits expire Dec 31 unless Congress acts. We have 218 signatures on a discharge petition to secure a 3-year extension of ACA tax credits. We can vote today if we defeat the previous question. I urged colleagues to reject the Republican plan & consider legislation from House Democrats.

Private equity firms are rapidly consolidating control over the youth sports industry, leaving families with higher prices and fewer choices for their children. If we continue down this path, we will exclude children based not on their talent or interest, but on their ability to pay.

While I am in DC connecting with relevant committees to secure federal resources to help the City of Waterbury during this crisis - Team Hayes has been on the ground helping deliver & distribute water. I will continue to work with the Mayor to find permanent fixes to this ongoing water issue.

I still have not gotten a response to my letter requesting a hearing on school shootings & safety in American schools. As a member of the Education & Workforce Cmte, I expect an answer to when we will prioritize the safety of students & hold hearings to meaningfully address gun violence in schools.

Congress established the Dept of Ed to ensure equal access to quality education, promote student achievement, enforce civil rights & more to prepare our students for global competition. I led my colleagues in a special order to outline the devastating consequences abolishing the Dept will bring.

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Sending light, hope and joy this Hanukkah🕯️💙

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. We honor, remember, reflect, and lift this community up in prayer.

Joined CT Vet. Affairs in the national Wreaths Across America ceremony to "remember the fallen, honor those who serve & teach the next generation the value of freedom.” This small gesture of placing wreaths on headstones of our nation’s heroes & saying their names helps us keep their memories alive.

Saturday, December 13 9am – Danbury COYC Reminder: Need assistance with a federal agency? ‌   Our Case Work On Your Corner team will be in Danbury   🗓️ Monday, December 15   ⏰ 11:00AM - 4:00PM   📍Danbury City Hall, First Floor, 155 Deer Hill Ave.   No appointment necessary.

As we approach the 13th anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I ask that together, we remember, reflect and honor those we lost, and hold the Newtown Sandy Hook community up in prayer.

During an Ed & Workforce Committee markup, I voted for bipartisan legislation to expand access to higher education & opposed unfunded financial aid legislation. We cannot simultaneously give the Department of Education more responsibility while the Administration is actively dismantling it.

The CT delegation held a press conference on gun violence which is the leading killer of children in the U.S. We reaffirmed our commitment to end the gun violence epidemic & pass common sense laws, which a majority of Americans support, to ensure no community endures the impact of this epidemic.

As we approach the 13th anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting, I attended the Nat’l Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence I refuse to accept school shootings & gun violence as the price of living in America. Gun injuries are the number one cause of death in children- This is not normal!

My statement on the National Defense Authorization Act vote hayes.house.gov/press-releas...

I testified before the House Committee on Agriculture to highlight the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act, which would repeal the $187B in SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. These cuts have already begun & they will adversely affect our seniors, kids & veterans. youtu.be/0m15Zb6qeKU?...

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The tariff and trade war from the Trump Administration has led to billions in lost revenue for our farmers. This is a temporary solution to a crisis created by this administration, and farmers nationwide will continue to be affected. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

I joined my Democratic colleagues in signing a discharge petition to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies. The ACA tax credits help millions of Americans keep healthcare affordable. Too many families already have to choose between paying for medical bills and putting food on the table.

All aboard 🚂 What a great morning in #Torrington to celebrate the completion of the Railroad Square Train Platform and Promenade This project marks the completion of Phase I of the downtown revitalization efforts and is a great use of ARPA funds to connect people, places, and opportunities.

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The Republican budget is reclassifying professional degrees, which will make student loans less accessible. This change will make it more difficult for students to pursue these programs, enter the workforce, and achieve economic advancement.

What a great showing in the Town of Norfolk for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Firehouse. I was able to support this project with a $500k Community Project Funding grant. This Engine in the Icebox is getting a much needed overhaul

I sent a letter to the Administration urging them to cease any actions that would circumvent Congress and dismantle the Department of Education - specifically, relocating special education programs to HHS.

The Trump administration is speeding up efforts to dismantle the Department of Education without Congressional approval. Day to day operations have been shifted to other agencies with no explanation of how they will be implemented and the needs of students met ⬇️

I went before the House Cmte on Vet. Affairs to plead the case for my bipartisan Caring for Survivors Act. My bill provides benefit updates for surviving family members after the service-related death of a loved one. I will not stop until these survivors get the full benefits their loved ones earned

In recognition of World AIDS Day, I was presented with an award from the National Minority AIDS Council for the work of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus. Taking legislative action and supporting research & funding to fight this epidemic remains a top priority.

The reorganization of the Department of Education jeopardizes the authority of the federal government to enforce protections in FERPA & PPRA and truly safeguard student privacy and parental rights.

Teachers do not become teachers to push ideology and indoctrinate children. 
They become teachers to educate and support students.

The HELP Subcommittee held a hearing and I focused on efforts by the Dept of Labor to rescind the Retirement Security Rule. This would negatively impact employees who have invested their earnings in the hopes of retiring with dignity.

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Do you need help navigating Social Security, Medicare, the IRS, the VA or any federal agency? Find our Casework on Your Corner team in Meriden, Simsbury, & Danbury throughout December.

Praying for our nation

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍂

CT is doing the work to make our schools safer places for children to learn. Federal STOP School Violence grants have been used to make more than 150 schools & hundreds of thousands of students safer.

I sent a letter to the Committee on Education & Workforce calling for a full committee hearing to address school shootings.  Preventing school shootings requires a multifaceted approach that includes mental health support, community engagement, gun safety measures, and educational programs.

The Education & Workforce Cmte needs to assert our Article I & jurisdictional authority over this administration. There have been no hearings on the dismantling of the Dept of Education which is happening right before our eyes. Today I called for hearings & shared my priorities. youtu.be/mSyNAWXkoZ4

The Education & Workforce Committee met to advance legislation that weakens employee pay and protections. While the titles may be catchy, the devil is in the details and these bills change the way overtime and tips are paid and once again puts workers last.

I introduced the Restoring Food Security for American Families & Farmers Act of 2025 to repeal SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The shutdown is over, but once the $187B in cuts set in-people will go hungry, our economy will suffer & states will have the impossible task of filling in the gaps

Didn’t come here to play games