Hilda E. Santiago

I was honored to join my some of my colleagues and members of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus (BPRC), several community activists, clergy members, and state and local officials, at a Peace & Unity Rally speaking against hateful and bigoted speech that has become more and more concerning during the last few weeks.

Proud to stand with my colleagues, advocates, families and others at the State Capitol for a rally in support of care providers for the state Department of Developmental Services. The critical services providers offer to our special needs constituents is extraordinary and I will continue to fight for the protection of their state funding.

I am pleased that after years of hard work, the much anticipated Borinqueneers Memorial is getting off the ground. I was proud to join my New Britain colleagues and several others for the groundbreaking ceremony. The 65th Infantry Puerto Rican regiment of the United States Army, known as the Borinqueneers, served in combat roles including World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, and has distinguished itself many times over the years.

I joined state and local officials for the groundbreaking ceremony of Meriden Commons.

My colleagues and I visited Meriden's middle schools students who completed solar projects for their class.

The House has passed House Joint Resolution 100, which calls for a statewide referendum asking voters to amend the State Constitution to ensure that money in the Special Transportation Fund (STF) is in a "lock box" and can be spent only on the state's transportation needs.

Today our Meriden-Wallingford legislative delegation welcomed The Arc of Meriden Wallingford to the House Chamber to celebrate their 65^th Anniversary.

We have been making steady progress in dealing with Connecticut’s opioid crisis, but we still have a long way to go. Legislation we passed today that I championed is another step in the right direction.