William Tong
At the Capitol:
Legislative Office Building, Room 2405
Hartford, CT 06106-1591
(860) 240-8585 | 1-800-842-8267
William.Tong@cga.ct.gov
In the District:
99 Chestnut Hill Road
Stamford, CT 06903-4030

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Testimony

March 6, 2008
SUPPORT OF SB 530 - AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT OF THE GASOLINE MARKETGENERAL LAW COMMITTEE
I am grateful to the General Law Committee and to its chairs, Representative Stone and Senator Colapietro, for the opportunity to submit this testimony in support of SB 530, An Act Concerning Transparency and Oversight of the Gasoline Market. READ MORE

February 29, 2008
SUPPORT OF HB 5660 - AN ACT PROHIBITING "ROBO" CALLS
I have introduced and co-sponsored legislation to protect citizens, voters and families from the abusive and misleading use of automated telephone calls, i.e., "robocalls," to support a political candidate or to advance a political or public policy agenda. READ MORE

February 25, 2008
SUPPORT OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 18 - A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE AIRSPACE
REDESIGN OVER SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

To the Transportation Committee:
I am grateful to the members of the Transportation Committee and its Chairmen, Representative Guerrera and Senator DeFronzo, for the opportunity to submit this testimony to the Committee and for considering House Joint Resolution No. 18 opposing the Federal Aviation Administration's proposed redesign of the Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Airspace, which will greatly and adversely affect my constituents and their families in Stamford and New Canaan. READ MORE

March 16, 2007
SUPPORT OF HB 6002 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION
Thank you Chairman Caruso, Chairwoman Slossberg, Ranking Members and members of the Committee for the opportunity to testify today in favor of HB 6002 and the creation of an Asian Pacific American (“APA”) Affairs Commission. READ MORE

February 26, 2007
SUPPORT OF HB 5747 - AN ACT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF POSITIVE LYME DISEASE RESULTS
SUPPORT OF HB 6701 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LYME DISEASE TASK FORCE

Thank you Chairwoman Sayers, Chairwoman Handley, Ranking Members, and members of the Committee for the opportunity to testify today concerning HB 5747, a bill to require our state’s laboratories to report incidents of Lyme disease infection. I will also be saying a few words about HB 6701, a companion bill to establish a statewide Lyme Disease Task Force, which is not before the committee today. READ MORE

February 15, 2007
SUPPORT OF HB 6797 - AN ACT CONCERNING GASOLINE ZONE PRICING, EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR
REPLACEMENT TIRES, GASOLINE STATION CASH DISCOUNTS AND GASOLINE FRANCHISEE RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL

In my first session, I am proud to introduce House Bill 6797 with Representative Mazurek, Chairman Colapietro, and Senator Duff to ban the zone pricing of gasoline. READ MORE