Boehringer Ingelheim is our state’s largest biopharmaceutical company and employs over 2,500 Connecticut residents. This company has made significant investments in research and development (R&D) which is on full display in their state of the art immuno-oncology and microbiome labs. Nationally, companies like BI employ more than 800k people and directly/indirectly support almost 5 million jobs.
I am pleased to report that Governor Lamont has signed the “Mental Health Parity Act” which will increase access to insurance coverage for mental health and substance abuse conditions.
As Connecticut has seen an increase in new HIV cases, my bill helps to eradicate new diagnoses by allowing our youth to have access to prevention resources.
I am grateful for all the work the Danbury Police Activities League does in keeping our youth safe and am pleased to have played a role in securing a 104K grant, so they can continue to offer youth programs for the next two years.
