U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Connecticut
Himes Votes To Expand Funding for Child Support and Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024:
Today Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) voted to pass the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. The legislation would expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, benefiting 16 million children and lifting an estimated 400,000 children above the poverty line within the next year. The bill also restores a tax deduction for businesses that invest in
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Murphy, Van Hollen, Coons, Merkley, 21 Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Work with Israel to Take 5 Steps to Get More Humanitarian Aid into Gaza
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Friday led 21 colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to encourage Israeli officials to take five specific steps to significantly increase
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