Jason Rojas

Speaker of the House Matt Ritter announced that the House of Representatives will be acting on legislation that sets the stage to allow for early voting and no-excuse absentee ballots in Connecticut in order to increase voter participation in our elections.

This pandemic has taught us a lot about the critical need for accessible and affordable health insurance. With support from funding included in the American Rescue Plan, starting May 1, Access Health CT will open a special enrollment period for residents to take advantage of additional subsidies.

On Monday, Governor Ned Lamont announced new, exciting changes to the state's COVID-19 guidelines for businesses. Over the coming weeks, the state will continue to cautiously and safely phase out business restrictions moving towards a complete removal of restrictions on May 19.

House Democratic leaders praise budget proposal that maximizes federal relief funds to respond to the ongoing pandemic and invest in Connecticut's future for all residents.

This week, Connecticut crossed a significant milestone as Governor Ned Lamont announced on Thursday that more than 1 million residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Unlike Georgia which recently adopted a new law to make it harder for voters to cast their ballots, Connecticut can be on the right side of history.

We are about halfway through the 2021 legislative session! Most committees have already finished the work of drafting and voting on legislation to move on to the next step of the process. Bills that have been voted out of committee head to the floor of either the House or the Senate to either be referred to another committee, or to potentially be called for a vote by the chamber. Many proposals will have further revision through floor amendments before they are passed. If there are bills or legislative proposals that you are curious about, please reach out anytime.

As of Thursday, all CT residents aged 16 and older are now eligible to schedule their COVID-19 vaccine appointment! The new eligibility bracket opening features about 1.3 million newly eligible residents, I encourage you to be patient as you try to access an appointment near you. Each day more appointments are being added.