Jennifer Leeper

Happy Friday! Below you can read about an update on the United Illuminating project, information about ArrayRx, the free prescription drug discount card, and more. You can click on the links below to navigate between sections. 

• United Illuminating Update
• ArrayRx Launch
• Updated Voting Machines
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Town Youth Council
• Growing Happy and Healthy Kids
• October Calendar of Events

We are all working together, neighbors, town hall, and the state delegation to request UI withdraw their application and refile it with the CT Siting Council to give the town and other intervenors appropriate time to engage experts. In its current state, UI's proposal is overly disruptive and destructive to our beloved community. Reasonable alternatives to UI’s proposal exist that are far less damaging and additional time is important to allow the intervenors to prove this case. 

Please send your written concerns directly to the Siting Council as well. As you may know, the Siting Council is a quasi-judicial authority and it reviews all written comments submitted on the docket as evidence. They accept comments for 30 days after the final evidentiary hearing, which is currently set for Nov. 17th.

Additionally, the state delegation will be pursuing a legislative fix to the notification process and requirements for utility projects in this upcoming legislative session, which begins in February. As always, I am available for any questions or concerns you have on this project. Please don't hesitate to reach out: Jennifer.Leeper@cga.ct.gov

Visit the ArrayRx web site and enter your name, your email address, birth date, home address and zip code. After signing up, you will be emailed a digital discount card.



The program is part of Public Act 23-171, An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs, which I proudly supported.

For more information on ArrayRx, including a drug price lookup tool, visit arrayrxcard.com

The tough reality is that Connecticut has some of the highest incidences of breast cancer in the country. At 136.6 per 100,000, the rate of female breast cancer in Connecticut’s population – the second highest in the U.S. after Washington D.C. – is considerably higher than the U.S. rate of 122.7 per 100,000.

Despite the high rate of incidence of breast cancer in Connecticut, the state’s 20.8 per 100,000 death rate is comparatively low – tied with North Dakota and lower than 21 other states. The age-adjusted mortality rate is lower than the national average in part because Connecticut’s screening rate is high.

I commend organizations like the Connecticut Breast Health Initiative and the Connecticut Early Detection and Prevention Program for the work they put in everyday to address this critical issue in our state, such as awarding grants to local groups and providing critical services to residents across the state.

And a special shoutout to the Norma Pfriem Breast Center, a Fairfield County-based organization that does incredible work in the area providing patient care and raising awareness. Below, you can see a list of great events they're hosting this month.

We will never stop working to find cures, address the needs of patients and their families, and make treatments affordable.