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Connecticut's Congressional Delegation, the Executive Branch Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation, The Executive Branch, and Selected Federal Agencies 2016 Federal Guide Table of Contents Page Map of Capitol Hill .................................... i Introduction ......................................... 1 Congressional Schedule .............................. 3 Senate Washington Office, Connecticut Office, Committee Assignments ....................... 4 Congressional Districts Washington Office, Connecticut Office, Committee Assignments ....................... 8 Overview of Connecticut Delegation Committee Assignments ................................. 18 Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation At-A-Glance... 20 The White House ................................... 22 The Cabinet ........................................ 23 Selected Federal Agencies........................... 25 How Federal Laws Are Passed ....................... 26 State of Connecticut Washington Office .............. 32 National League of Cities’ Federal Relations Staff ...... 32 ©Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, 2016 Map of Capitol Hill i Introduction The second half of the 114th Congress President Obama has released his final budget before leaving office – a recently released $4.1 trillion FY 17 budget. The budget includes $500 million per year for the next 10 years to support the administration’s “21st Century Justice Initiative” program to help towns and cities reduce crime and build community trust with law enforcement. The President’s budget also asks Congress for an additional $74 million next year for the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services Office (COPS) program, which would bring the total to $286 million. In addition to helping municipalities hire community policing officers, the budget proposal includes $20 million to help promote the next generation of police leaders, and $5 million to improve law enforcement diversity. The budget includes $27.5 million to help local police departments equip officers with body- worn cameras to record interactions with citizens. The budget also requests $20 million for a “smart on juvenile justice initiative,” and an additional $103 million for programs that support delinquency prevention, children exposed to violence, and girls in the juvenile justice system. Finally, the budget includes $208 million to support programs aimed at combating opioid misuse. The proposal is bad news for the popular Community Development Block Grant Program, which benefits over 7,000 communities each year. Under the president’s budget, funding for the Community Development Block Grant Program would decrease by $200 million, from $3 to $2.8 billion. Under economic development initiatives at the Department of Commerce, the President’s budget would allocate $215 million for Economic Development Assistance Programs that fund a variety of economic development efforts at the regional and local level. It would also provide $85 million to support distressed communities with their infrastructure needs that will help drive regional growth, $20 million for the Regional Innovation Strategies Program to promote economic development projects that spur entrepreneurship and innovation at the regional level, and $50 million for Economic Adjustment Assistance for critical investments such as economic diversification planning and implementation, technical assistance, and access to business start-up facilities and equipment. The President’s budget proposal comes at a time when the State of Connecticut faces a $570 million deficit for FY 17, exacerbated by dwindling federal support. It is very important that towns and cities play an active, concerted, and sustained role to ensure that Congress and the Executive Branch appreciate the impact that federal legislation and rules will have on your ability to meet the public health and safety needs of your community. 1 We urge you to meet with your Congressional Delegation (and their staff) to help them appreciate the impact that federal legislation and rules will have on your ability to meet the public health, safety, and social needs of your community. CCM can help you in this process in several ways: (1) our affiliation with the National League of Cities [NLC], (2) organizing and attending meetings between your municipality and your federal legislators, (3) keeping you apprised of important federal issues of concern to towns and cities through our Federal Issues Bulletin series, and (4) this annual guide to the Connecticut Congressional delegation. This updated guide provides the names, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, E-mail addresses, website addresses, staff names and titles, and Committee and subcommittee responsibilities of the Connecticut delegation. It also provides staffing information on the State of Connecticut’s Washington Office and that of NLC’s Center for Policy and Federal Relations. We have also included the addresses, telephone numbers, and website addresses for President Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Cabinet members, and selected federal agencies. ** ** ** If you have any questions on federal issues, please call Joe DeLong, CCM Executive Director ([email protected]), or Ron Thomas, CCM Deputy Director ([email protected]), at (203) 498-3000. 2 Congressional Schedule 114th Congress - Second Session HOUSE SENATE First Business Day January 5 January 11 Presidents’ Day February 15-19 February 15-19 District Work Period March March 8-11 March 21 - April 1 District Work Period Spring March 28 - April 8 March 30 - April 10 District Work Period Memorial Day May 2-6 May 30 - June 3 District Work Period May 31 - June 3 District Work Period June 27 - July 1 July 1 - July 5 Summer/Labor Day August 1 - September 2 July 18 - September 5 District Work Period Adjournment Target TBD TBD There will be no House or Senate Sessions on the following dates in 2016: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 18 Presidents’ Day Monday, February 15 Memorial Day Monday, May 30 Independence Day Monday, July 4 Labor Day Monday, September 5 Columbus Day Monday, October 10 Veterans’ Day Friday, November 11 Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 24 Christmas Monday, December 26 (observed) 3 Senator Richard Blumenthal SENATE Washington Office: The Honorable Richard Blumenthal 724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2823 Fax: (202) 224-9673 Website: www.blumenthal.senate.gov Washington Staff: Laurie Rubiner Chief of Staff Liz Kanick Deputy Chief of Staff Joel Kelsey Legislative Director Dana Sandman Scheduling Director Josh Zembik D.C. Communications Director David Carpman Legislative Aide James Mikolowsky Legislative Aide Laurel Sakai Legislative Aide Sam Simon Senior Counsel Connecticut Offices: Hartford Office: Bridgeport Office: The Honorable Richard Blumenthal The Honorable Richard Blumenthal 90 State House Square, 10th Floor 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Room 230 Hartford, CT 06103 Bridgeport, CT 06604 Phone: (860) 258-6940 Phone: (203) 330-0598 Fax: (860) 258-6958 Fax: (203) 330-0608 Connecticut Staff: Rich Kehoe State Director Maura Downes Deputy State Director Dana Nester State Scheduler Elizabeth Benton CT Communications Director Matthew Lebeau Research Aide/Outreach Organizer Yanira Rios Research Aide/Outreach Organizer 4 Senator Richard Blumenthal (continued) Committee Assignments: n Armed Services Subcommittees: Airland Personnel Seapower n Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittees: Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security (RM) Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security n Judiciary Subcommittees: Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Immigration and the National Interest Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts n Veterans’ Affairs (RM) n Special Committee on Aging n Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe RM = Ranking Member 5 Senator Christopher S. Murphy SENATE Washington Office: The Honorable Christopher S. Murphy 136 Hart Senate Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-4041 Fax: (202) 224-9750 Website: www.murphy.senate.gov Washington Staff: Allison Herwitt Chief of Staff David Bonine Legislative Director Joe Dunn Senior Policy Advisor Chris Harris Communications Director Cynthia Pullom Legislative Assistant/Counsel Jessica Elledge Legislative Assistant Alec Johnson Legislative Assistant Mark Ritacco Legislative Assistant Eamonn Collins Legislative Assistant Mike Bednarczyk Legislative Assistant David Seyferth Legislative Aide Caitlin Peruccio Legislative Aide Emily Smith Legislative Aide Danny Lee Legislative Aide Maya Ashwal Scheduler Connecticut Office: The Honorable Christopher S. Murphy One Constitution Plaza, 7th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Phone: (860) 549-8463 Fax: (860) 524-5091 Connecticut Staff: Kenny Curran State Director Sean Scanlon Director Outreach Evan Johnson Economic Development Director Alice Diaz Office Manager Joanne Cannon Deputy State Director Kathy Bass Caseworker Hilda Santiago Caseworker Lauren MacPhail Caseworker Shea Watson Caseworker Katie Agati Caseworker Brittany Kane Scheduler Brett Maddux Special Assistant TJ Clarke Outreach Assistant Max Goldman Outreach Assistant Ben Florsheim Outreach Assistant Kayla Reasco Outreach Assistant 6 Senator Christopher S. Murphy (continued) Committee Assignments: n Foreign Relations Subcommittees: Near East, South Asia,
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