Connecticut Local Politics

From yesterday’s Courant:

Connecticut’s Democratic congressional delegation stood shoulder to shoulder with its Republican governor Wednesday to show solidarity regarding the massive federal stimulus package proposed by President-elect Barack Obama.
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“Wish-list projects” won’t be considered, Rell said during a brief press conference Wednesday at the governor’s mansion after her meeting with the state’s congressional delegation. To be [...]

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Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who was under consideration for Secretary of Labor, sent out this release after it was confirmed that Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) was President-elect Obama’s choice for the position:

“I am honored to have been considered by President-elect Obama for Secretary of Labor. I did not seek this position, as my passion is [...]

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9:28: Himes is doing extremely well. He has outperformed Farrell in Stamford and other places, and things do not look good for Chris Shays right now.
9:12: Himes doing very well but lots of suburbs still outstanding. Courtney is winning just about everywhere, this race is essentially done. He has already won several towns Simmons won [...]

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Part of an occasional series of posts by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro –GC
This week I attended a press conference with Senators Byron Dorgan (SD) and Maria Cantwell (WA) and Representative Bart Stupak (MD) where we unveiled a new report that shows that the size and influence of speculators in the oil futures market is greater [...]

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Instead of the expected ~400 people, almost 2,500 filled the auditorium, the overflow cafeteria, and the adjoining hallway to hear speeches from Connecticut Democrats. CTBob and CTBlogger shot videos of which I will post a few below.
Here are the pictures I took:

Here is DeLauro going after Shays again:

Courtesy of CTBob.
Here is Jim [...]

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Rep. Rosa DeLauro put out a hard-hitting statement today regarding Rep. Chris Shays’ full-throated support of Republican Gov. and Vice-Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin:

Chris Shays’ statement about Sarah Palin and Connecticut voters is demeaning to women. Governor Palin is opposed to a woman’s right to choose, equal pay for women, favors Bush’s economic policies, and McCain’s [...]

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Rosa is speaking with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Nita Lowey, Rep. Hilda Solis, Rep. Louise Slaughter, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Kathy Castor, and Rep. Lois Capps. They are at the podium now. Here are her remarks, as prepared:

I am Rosa DeLauro from the State of Connecticut.
Shelly in Utah wrote [...]

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Rep. Rosa DeLauro will be posting updates from the Democratic convention in Denver all this week, giving us an insider’s look at what’s going on there. Keep an eye out for her posts, which will start Monday!
Quick Update: Are you a Republican who is going to the GOP convention in St. Paul? If so, and [...]

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Unlike Sean Sullivan, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, Reps John Larson and Rosa DeLauro have resisted the temptation to pander to the electorate in the short term and are focusing on the long term energy policy. This from their press release on why they oppose the gas tax holiday:

“First, [it] will bankrupt the federal [...]

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I just received word that Rep. Rosa DeLauro will endorse Barack Obama on Saturday (presumably at the Old State House with Reps. Murphy and Larson)… More as this develops…
… This is big news as Rep. DeLauro’s husband, pollster Stan Greenberg is the former pollster to President Clinton and the 3rd CD, as I [...]

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Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-3rd District) is trying to find middle ground on what has been the stickiest and most controversial issue in American politics for a generation: abortion. Her approach, which she is undertaking with pro-life Democrat Tim Ryan of Ohio, is to reduce the need for abortions:
“For years the discussion has been around the [...]

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1st District

Candidate
Q2 Fundraising
Cash on hand

John Larson (D)*
$148,176
$216,676

2nd District

Candidate
Q2 Fundraising
Cash on hand

Joe Courtney (D)*
$305,000
$550,000

Sean Sullivan (R)
$30,810
$14,034

3rd District

Candidate
Q2 Fundraising
Cash on hand

Rosa DeLauro (D)*
$139,905
$93,081

4th District

Candidate
Q2 Fundraising
Cash on hand

Chris Shays (R)*
$280,286
$367,945

Jim Himes (D)
$352,866
$336,678

5th District

Candidate
Q2 Fundraising
Cash on hand

Chris Murphy (D)*
$357,000
$780,000

David Cappiello (R)
$198,332
$182,858

* = incumbent
What’s interesting here is that all Democrats are clearly outraising their Republican rivals. Chris Shays is still [...]

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Congress can’t stop the war.� Call the Pope!
Congresswoman Rosa DeLaura was part of a small group of legislators that called on the Conference of Catholic Bishops to help end the war, as reported by the New Haven Register yesterday.� Is this proper?� Seems she is being selective about the dictates of that church that she [...]

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When Democrats took over Congress last fall, they got there campaigning against the process of secret earmarks, which tied into corruption probes against several Republicans. They pledged to eliminate the proces as part of a “transparency” in government; all a part of their ‘ending the culture of corruption’ mantra in the 2006 cycle.
Yet a [...]

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From TheHill.com. Emphasis Mine.

Eighteen House Democrats, led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), are responding to Pope Benedict XVI�s statement that indicated he would support Mexican bishops if they were to excommunicate Mexican legislators who voted last month to legalize abortion in Mexico City.
The Pope made his remarks last Wednesday during a news conference aboard [...]

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1st:
Larson plugs Dodd after debate:

In keeping with the spirit of Spin Alley, Larson recounted how his two seatmates during the debate, both South Carolinians, remarked afterward that Dodd had appeared the most “presidential” of all the candidates.

2nd:
From the LA Times:

Three-term Rep. Rob Simmons of Connecticut, who lost his seat last year by 83 votes, said [...]

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