The President should address the American people and apologize for illegally shutting down the SNAP program, cutting off food from 40+ million Americans.
Instead, he had a deputy assistant Secretary of Agriculture write a letter to states saying "oops!"
Instead, he had a deputy assistant Secretary of Agriculture write a letter to states saying "oops!"
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The President should address the American people and apologize for illegally shutting down the SNAP program, cutting off food from 40+ million Americans.
Instead, he had a deputy assistant Secretary of Agriculture write a letter to states saying "oops!"
Instead, he had a deputy assistant Secretary of Agriculture write a letter to states saying "oops!"
Reading about voting to kids in Cromwell... where we held a mock election and 🧁 won over 🍦! Grownups can vote in every town in Connecticut until 8pm tonight!
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Reading about voting to kids in Cromwell... where we held a mock election and 🧁 won over 🍦! Grownups can vote in every town in Connecticut until 8pm tonight!
Somehow we have unlimited money to bail out the government of Argentina while the feds are cutting food for low-income US veterans.
Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut families are at-risk of losing their food assistance thanks to the cruel & reckless approach of the Trump Administration.
Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut families are at-risk of losing their food assistance thanks to the cruel & reckless approach of the Trump Administration.
October 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Somehow we have unlimited money to bail out the government of Argentina while the feds are cutting food for low-income US veterans.
Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut families are at-risk of losing their food assistance thanks to the cruel & reckless approach of the Trump Administration.
Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut families are at-risk of losing their food assistance thanks to the cruel & reckless approach of the Trump Administration.
“I want to make sure the constitutional rights of everyone in Connecticut including U.S. citizens are protected,” [Lesser] said. “The federal government has a responsibility to enforce immigration laws. I respect that. I am concerned about overreach and infringement of constitutional rights.” 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“I want to make sure the constitutional rights of everyone in Connecticut including U.S. citizens are protected,” [Lesser] said. “The federal government has a responsibility to enforce immigration laws. I respect that. I am concerned about overreach and infringement of constitutional rights.” 🧵
The President and the Republicans are shutting down the federal government for one reason only - to raise health insurance premiums on American families. Don't let them do it!
October 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The President and the Republicans are shutting down the federal government for one reason only - to raise health insurance premiums on American families. Don't let them do it!
Angry about an Administration that believes they have the power to fire comedians who they don't like? Well Connecticut has the power to fight back.
September 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Angry about an Administration that believes they have the power to fire comedians who they don't like? Well Connecticut has the power to fight back.
I am asking Attorney General Tong to review the proposed merger of Nexstar and Tegna, reducing consumer access to news & public event programming in the Hartford-New Haven media market.
Nexstar gained national notoriety this week for its role in forcing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.
Nexstar gained national notoriety this week for its role in forcing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.
September 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I am asking Attorney General Tong to review the proposed merger of Nexstar and Tegna, reducing consumer access to news & public event programming in the Hartford-New Haven media market.
Nexstar gained national notoriety this week for its role in forcing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.
Nexstar gained national notoriety this week for its role in forcing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.
Hey, since Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott started this important national conversation, what do folks think about this possible map of Connecticut State Senate Districts?
It's more compact than our current map and it respects town boundaries and communities of interest.
It's more compact than our current map and it respects town boundaries and communities of interest.
August 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hey, since Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott started this important national conversation, what do folks think about this possible map of Connecticut State Senate Districts?
It's more compact than our current map and it respects town boundaries and communities of interest.
It's more compact than our current map and it respects town boundaries and communities of interest.
Tonight ICE deleted their defamatory tweet about Rep. Paris, who they falsely claimed had doxed their agents, subjecting him and his family to violent threats. But the underlying problem remains....
August 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Tonight ICE deleted their defamatory tweet about Rep. Paris, who they falsely claimed had doxed their agents, subjecting him and his family to violent threats. But the underlying problem remains....
Our prescription drug law is making waves, covered in today's Hartford Courant.
August 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Our prescription drug law is making waves, covered in today's Hartford Courant.
Thank you Office of Governor Ned Lamont for signing our bipartisan prescription drug task force law today! It's the most aggressive law any state has ever passed on drug pricing and affordability! Connecticut is leading the nation!
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July 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Thank you Office of Governor Ned Lamont for signing our bipartisan prescription drug task force law today! It's the most aggressive law any state has ever passed on drug pricing and affordability! Connecticut is leading the nation!
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This morning I wrote a letter to CT Children's CEO Jim Shmerling expressing serious concerns about enacting a discriminatory policy that cow-tows to Donald Trump and jeopardizes the safety of transgender youth in my district.
July 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This morning I wrote a letter to CT Children's CEO Jim Shmerling expressing serious concerns about enacting a discriminatory policy that cow-tows to Donald Trump and jeopardizes the safety of transgender youth in my district.
So this is out of the box: Governor Lamont has signed my proposal to have Connecticut partner with a generic drug manufacturer to manufacture our own Ozempic.
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
July 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
So this is out of the box: Governor Lamont has signed my proposal to have Connecticut partner with a generic drug manufacturer to manufacture our own Ozempic.
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
So this is out of the box: Governor Lamont has signed my proposal to have Connecticut partner with a generic drug manufacturer to manufacture our own Ozempic.
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
July 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So this is out of the box: Governor Lamont has signed my proposal to have Connecticut partner with a generic drug manufacturer to manufacture our own Ozempic.
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
So this is out of the box: Governor Lamont has signed my proposal to have Connecticut partner with a generic drug manufacturer to manufacture our own Ozempic.
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
July 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So this is out of the box: Governor Lamont has signed my proposal to have Connecticut partner with a generic drug manufacturer to manufacture our own Ozempic.
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
Taxpayers are spending $150 million a year on that one drug - it's not affordable!
We took on big pharma and the PBM middlemen, proving that even in this fraught time we can work together to tackle big problems.
Grateful to my bipartisan partners as well - Rep. Gilchrest, Rep. Marra and Sen. Gordon, who worked with me to get this over the finish line.
Grateful to my bipartisan partners as well - Rep. Gilchrest, Rep. Marra and Sen. Gordon, who worked with me to get this over the finish line.
June 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We took on big pharma and the PBM middlemen, proving that even in this fraught time we can work together to tackle big problems.
Grateful to my bipartisan partners as well - Rep. Gilchrest, Rep. Marra and Sen. Gordon, who worked with me to get this over the finish line.
Grateful to my bipartisan partners as well - Rep. Gilchrest, Rep. Marra and Sen. Gordon, who worked with me to get this over the finish line.
I am thrilled to lead Connecticut's bipartisan drug task force - that has now led to passage of a massive prescription drug reform package that will save you real money, and help the state save tax dollars as well.
June 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I am thrilled to lead Connecticut's bipartisan drug task force - that has now led to passage of a massive prescription drug reform package that will save you real money, and help the state save tax dollars as well.
Connecticut has long been a cash cow for the federal government. But now the federal administration is threatening to withhold funds we are legally entitled to - in defiance of court orders.
If they do, we should return the favor and stop collecting money for the feds.
If they do, we should return the favor and stop collecting money for the feds.
May 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Connecticut has long been a cash cow for the federal government. But now the federal administration is threatening to withhold funds we are legally entitled to - in defiance of court orders.
If they do, we should return the favor and stop collecting money for the feds.
If they do, we should return the favor and stop collecting money for the feds.
A big thank you to Newington Children's Theater Company for giving me a "Newingtony Award" for my role in securing $300,000 of funding for their new permanent home along with Rep. Turco and Rep. Farrar.
April 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A big thank you to Newington Children's Theater Company for giving me a "Newingtony Award" for my role in securing $300,000 of funding for their new permanent home along with Rep. Turco and Rep. Farrar.
Dr. Lisa Anderson, one of my constituents and a doctor in Cromwell, CT has received an email from federal authorities ordering her to leave the country immediately, according to recent news reports.
The email reads, "It is time for you to leave the United States."
The email reads, "It is time for you to leave the United States."
April 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Dr. Lisa Anderson, one of my constituents and a doctor in Cromwell, CT has received an email from federal authorities ordering her to leave the country immediately, according to recent news reports.
The email reads, "It is time for you to leave the United States."
The email reads, "It is time for you to leave the United States."
It's Tax Day and in Connecticut there's a new checkbox on your tax form that could help you save a bunch of 💰 on your health insurance!
April 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's Tax Day and in Connecticut there's a new checkbox on your tax form that could help you save a bunch of 💰 on your health insurance!
My opinion piece in the Hartford Courant.
Don't cry for me Argentina...
www.courant.com/2025/04/12/c...
Don't cry for me Argentina...
www.courant.com/2025/04/12/c...
April 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My opinion piece in the Hartford Courant.
Don't cry for me Argentina...
www.courant.com/2025/04/12/c...
Don't cry for me Argentina...
www.courant.com/2025/04/12/c...