Geraldo Reyes Jr

I am heartbroken by the tragic loss of life in Turkey following an earthquake that killed at least 42,000 people. The Turkish community in our state has come together to help the families of the victims.

I am thrilled that $78,000 in state dollars, from the CT Humanities Cultural Relief Grants, are coming to Waterbury to support the arts in our community.

I am proud to have voted to invest in our schools in the form of free school lunches and extra funding for special education.

The Greater Waterbury YMCA is part of an exciting and new statewide program offering free swimming lessons to children.

I am proud to stand behind the push to expand the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Law here in Connecticut.

I fully support Governor Lamont's new plan to combat gun violence in Waterbury and the rest of the state. On Monday, the governor invited me as he unveiled some of his proposals at the Waterbury Police Department.

We are working tirelessly to expand health care to including everyone regardless of immigration status. I firmly believe that health care is a human right. It doesn't matter if you were born and raised in Waterbury or just moved here last year. No one should be denied care.

As the natural gas supply shortage continues to affect the globe and the country, Connecticut's two electric distribution companies, Eversource and United Illuminating (UI), announced that they are doubling their rates effective January 1, 2023. This unwelcome news comes as both Eversource and UI collect record profits, passing the cost burden onto us.