Democrats and Republicans put partisanship aside and worked together to pass a balanced state budget, make significent investments in transportation, provide critical funding to our schools, and combat the scourge of the opiate crisis where Dems led the way.

The Las Vegas shooter used a device called a bump stock, which allowed his semi-automatic rifle to mimic the capabilities of a fully automatic rifle. Fifty-eight people were killed. Sales of bump stocks have been banned in Connecticut. I sponsored a March for Gun Reform in late winter. Local students won significent recognition and praise for their impassioned pleas to stop gun violence. I will continue to invest in our school’s safety.

This year, I championed a new law that protects and expands upon everyone’s access to basic health care for themselves and their children. This means that regardless of what happens in Washington, D.C., more people in Connecticut will be covered by essential health benefits that include prescription birth control, ambulance and emergency services, maternity and newborn health care, and mental health and substance use disorder services.

The Electoral College has run its course. We believe the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact will allow voters to directly elect a president without the need for a constitutional amendment, just like every other office in the land.

Restored funding to Conneticut’s Medicare Savings Program that supports over 150,000 seniors. Restored funding for seniors rental rebate.

They’ve paid into the financial aid fund with their tuition dollars. It’s only fair they should reap the benefits as well.

Connecticut passed a bill to prohibit credit agencies from charging a fee to place or remove security freezes.