Aimee Berger-Girvalo

Last week’s passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” understandably has most of us very concerned. More than a million Connecticut residents are enrolled in Medicaid for their health care and for services addressing Intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance abuse and mental health.

We are in the final week of Pride Month, and, despite the many recent attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, I have witnessed so many incredibly uplifting gatherings and events all through June. Saturday marks the 56th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, when a police raid on a gay club in NYC sparked days of protests, and ultimately led to the gay rights movement across the nation and around the world.

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and reflection, meant to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to our nation. The holiday’s origins can be traced back to the Civil War era and the practice of decorating graves of fallen soldiers. It became a federal holiday in 1971.

With only 24 calendar days left before the end of session, we are under pressure to finalize bill language so we can run our bills on the floor.

During the session on Wednesday, I noted on the floor that it was the 25th anniversary of Denim Day, an international protest against victim-blaming. In 1999, the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction because it believed that the victim's tight jeans implied consent.

It's always great to meet with constituents at the Capitol while we're in session, but it's especially wonderful when the constituents are students, who want to share their passions and priorities.

These are strange days.

Despite the fact that nothing that’s happening in the Federal government is normal, we have processes here in the Connecticut General Assembly that must stay on track.

As House Chair of the Transportation Committee my work generally falls into two primary categories: safety and infrastructure. Both of these priorities rely heavily on funding, with much of it coming from the federal government.