State of Connecticut HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE CAPITOL REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTIE M. CARPINO HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS CHAIR THIRTY-SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT MEMBER LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING, ROOM 4200 GOVERNMENT ADMINSTRATION AND ELECTIONS HARTFORD, CT 06106-1591 COMMITTEE JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT CAPITOL: (860) 240-8700 PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE TOLL FREE: (800) 842-1423 REGULATION REVIEW COMMITTEE Christie .Carpino @housegop.ct.gov January 27, 2021 Senator Martin Looney Representative Matt Ritter President Pro Tempore Speaker of the House of Representatives Legislative Office Building, Room 3300 Legislative Office Building, Room 4106 Hartford, CT 06106-1591 Hartford, CT 06106-1591 Senator Bob Duff Representative Jason Rojas Senate Majority Leader House Majority Leader Legislative Office Building, Room 3300 Legislative Office Building, Room 4100 Hartford, CT 06106-1591 Hartford, CT 06106-1591 Senator Mary Daugherty Abrams Representative Jonathan Steinberg Legislative Office Building, Room 3000 Legislative Office Building, Room 3004 Hartford, CT 06106-1591 Hartford, CT 06106-1591 Dear Senator Looney, Speaker Ritter, Senator Duff, Representative Rojas, Senator Daugherty Abrams, and Representative Steinberg: I understand you are in receipt of the Governor's new and renewed Declarations of Public Health and Civil Preparedness Emergencies. As a legislator who feels strongly that these declarations and the issues pertaining to these declarations merit a discussion in public, I urge you as leaders of the Public Health Emergency Committee to meet, discuss and potentially vote on these declarations. Sincerely, Christie M. Carpino State Representative cc: Representative William Petit, Ranking Member, Public Health Committee Senator Tony Hwang, Co-Ranking Member, Public Health Committee Senator Heather Somers, Co-Ranking Member, Public Health Committee www.RepCarpino.com .