Last week, I joined the Connecticut Fund for the Environment in Greenwich as they announced a joint effort by Connecticut and New York to restore and preserve Long Island Sound. The SoundVision plan...
This Week in Congress: September 12, 2011
This week, the House will consider eight bills: a bill relating to mass killings, a bill to extend the appeal filing deadline for U.S. employees, a bill to protect judicial officers and employees...
This Week in Congress: September 6, 2011
This week, the House will consider six bills: a bill relating to the District of Columbia Special Olympics, a bill allowing the presentation of an American flag to the family of a deceased federal...
Visiting Local Small Manufacturers
Yesterday, I visited three local businesses in the Fourth District to get their input on creating jobs and reviving the economy. The visits were arranged by CONNSTEP, a non-profit organization...
History’s Call to Action on Women’s Equality Day
Today is Women's Equality Day. Ninety-one years ago, the 19th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote. It's hard to believe that all American women have...
Fairfield County, First in Flight?
When a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead came to America in 1893, he brought with him an inventor's mind and an insatiable desire to be the first person to fly. On a beach in Fairfield...
Visiting Lex Products in Shelton
My August visits to the towns of the Fourth District took me to Shelton on Saturday and I started the day at Lex Products' grand opening celebration. Their corporate headquarters and manufacturing...
Reach Out and Read
On Friday, I had the opportunity to participate in the Reach Out and Read program at the Stamford Community Health Center. Reach Out and Read is a program that encourages parents to read aloud...
Preserving American History at Keeler Tavern
Yesterday, I got the chance to tour Ridgefield's historic Keeler Tavern with high school senior Taylor Fischer, the first Ridgefield resident to serve as President of the Connecticut Society of the...
My Visit to Norden Systems, Inc.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to tour the Norwalk campus of Norden Systems, Inc. Norden Systems manufactures radar equipment and is a division of Northrop Grumman, which manufactures military...