“Reproductive Health”  |  SB01108

SB1108 requires public higher education boards to establish a plan, ensuring “reproductive health care services” for residential campus students. “Reproductive health care services” include all medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including services relating to pregnancy, contraception, or pregnancy termination, and all medical care relating to the treatment of “gender dysphoria.”

The Connecticut State House of Representatives passed SB1108 on June 1, 2023 by a vote of 114 to 34. We have assigned pluses to the nays because health care of any kind is not the role of higher education, especially publicly funded higher education. Taxpayers should not front the bill for student contraception, “gender dysphoria” and abortion services. The right to life is fundamental, God-given, and protected by the 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

Redefining “Sexual Orientation”  |  HB06638

HB6638 redefines “sexual orientation” to mean a person’s “identity” in relation to the gender or genders to which they are romantically, emotionally, or sexually attracted, and adds “age” as a protected class.

The Connecticut State House of Representatives passed HB6638 on May 9, 2023 by a vote of 132 to 17. We have assigned pluses to the nays because Marxists and Leftists are pushing their woke agenda — claiming that one can choose his or her own gender and pronouns, and then force society to affirm them. This bill also potentially opens the door to extending protections to pedophiles, and violates free-market principles by regulating whom businesses are required to consider for hiring.

Embracing Digital Currency  |  HB06752

HB6752 empowers the Banking Commissioner to regulate digital asset business practices, defines key terms like “virtual currency address,” “virtual currency kiosk,” and “virtual currency wallet,” and sets forth requirements for virtual currency kiosk owners/operators to enhance transparency and consumer protection, embracing digital currency in the market.

The Connecticut State House of Representatives passed HB6752 on May 4, 2023 by a vote of 129 to 14. We have assigned pluses to the nays because embracing digital currency is a slippery slope. Digital currency has nothing of value to back it up, making it unstable and dangerous. While this bill seeks to protect consumers, Connecticut should push to ban a central bank digital currency. The government should not get involved in digital currency, rather, it should embrace the gold standard and real money. The U.S. Constitution states that only the U.S. Congress has the power to “coin money,” and HB6752 violates that provision.

Green Energy  |  SB01147

SB1147 enhances the environmental and public health considerations made under the state’s environmental justice statute and provide the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Siting Council with the ability to deny certain permits based on “disproportionate” adverse impacts on “environmental justice communities.”

The Connecticut State House of Representatives passed SB1147 on June 7, 2023 by a vote of 109 to 41. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation creates more government interference in the free market economy and advances the Marxist climate change agenda. Businesses should have the freedom to conduct business without the government meddling in their affairs. The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and government interference in entrepreneurship and private business is in violation of that belief.

State Student Loan Grant  |  HB06901

HB6901 establishes a pilot program to reimburse certain professionals for student loan payments. The bill requires the Office of Higher Education to determine eligibility and award grant payments. Each participant in the grant program is eligible to receive up to $5,000 annually and no more than $20,000, over four years of participation in the program.

The Connecticut State House of Representatives passed HB6901 on June 1, 2023 by a vote of 114 to 33. We have assigned pluses to the nays because taxpayers should not bear the burden of repaying student loans; rather, students who take out these loans should be responsible for repayment. Bills like this bloat budgets, interfere in the free market, expand government, and remove personal responsibility. Additionally, government should not be picking winners and losers.

Medicaid Expansion  |  HB06587

HB6587 provides Medicaid coverage, to the extent permissible under federal law, for diapers.

The Connecticut State House of Representatives passed HB6587 on May 3, 2023 by a vote of 129 to 16. We have assigned pluses to the nays because neither healthcare nor social welfare is the legitimate object of government. Medicaid, like other so-called ‘entitlement programs,’ not only causes more debt, poverty, and government dependency in the United States, but continues the anti-constitutional and discriminatory act of income-based taxpayer theft, which deprives hardworking American citizens of their right to the wages they have earned. The Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment were intended to safeguard against undue disparagements of a person’s “property” and provide “equal protection of the laws” for all Americans.

“Reproductive Health”  |  SB01108

SB1108 requires public higher education boards to establish a plan, ensuring “reproductive health care services” for residential campus students. “Reproductive health care services” include all medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including services relating to pregnancy, contraception, or pregnancy termination, and all medical care relating to the treatment of “gender dysphoria.”

The Connecticut State Senate passed SB1108 on May 25, 2023 by a vote of 34 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because health care of any kind is not the role of higher education, especially publicly funded higher education. Taxpayers should not front the bill for student contraception, “gender dysphoria” and abortion services. The right to life is fundamental, God-given, and protected by the 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

Redefining “Sexual Orientation”  |  HB06638

HB6638 redefines “sexual orientation” to mean a person’s “identity” in relation to the gender or genders to which they are romantically, emotionally, or sexually attracted, and adds “age” as a protected class.

The Connecticut State Senate passed HB6638 on June 7, 2023 by a vote of 32 to 4. We have assigned pluses to the nays because Marxists and Leftists are pushing their woke agenda — claiming that one can choose his or her own gender and pronouns, and then force society to affirm them. This bill also potentially opens the door to extending protections to pedophiles, and violates free-market principles by regulating whom businesses are required to consider for hiring.

Embracing Digital Currency  |  HB06752

HB6752 empowers the Banking Commissioner to regulate digital asset business practices, defines key terms like “virtual currency address,” “virtual currency kiosk,” and “virtual currency wallet,” and sets forth requirements for virtual currency kiosk owners/operators to enhance transparency and consumer protection, embracing digital currency in the market.

The Connecticut State Senate passed HB6752 on June 5, 2023 by a vote of 24 to 12. We have assigned pluses to the nays because embracing digital currency is a slippery slope. Digital currency has nothing of value to back it up, making it unstable and dangerous. While this bill seeks to protect consumers, Connecticut should push to ban a central bank digital currency. The government should not get involved in digital currency, rather, it should embrace the gold standard and real money. The U.S. Constitution states that only the U.S. Congress has the power to “coin money,” and HB6752 violates that provision.

Government Healthcare Expansion  |  SB00977

SB977 requires the Department of Social Services (DSS) commissioner to cover bariatric surgery and specified medical services for Medicaid and HUSKY B beneficiaries with obesity under certain circumstances. Under the act, these medical services include FDA-approved prescription drugs for outpatient treatment of obesity and nutritional counseling from a registered dietitian-nutritionist. Bariatric surgery is a procedure that makes changes to the digestive system to help a patient with obesity lose weight.

The Connecticut State Senate passed SB977 on May 16, 2023 by a vote of 30 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because neither healthcare nor social welfare is the legitimate object of government. Healthcare “entitlement programs” not only causes more debt, poverty, and government dependency in the United States, but continue the anti-constitutional and discriminatory act of income-based taxpayer theft, which deprives hardworking American citizens of their right to the wages they have earned. The Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment were intended to safeguard against undue disparagements of a person’s “property” and provide “equal protection of the laws” for all Americans.

Green Energy  |  SB01147

SB1147 enhances the environmental and public health considerations made under the state’s environmental justice statute and provide the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Siting Council with the ability to deny certain permits based on “disproportionate” adverse impacts on “environmental justice communities.”

The Connecticut State Senate passed SB1147 on June 2, 2023 by a vote of 34 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation creates more government interference in the free market economy and advances the Marxist climate change agenda. Businesses should have the freedom to conduct business without the government meddling in their affairs. The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” and government interference in entrepreneurship and private business is in violation of that belief.

Birth Control  |  SB00171

SB171 allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control medication over the counter.

The Connecticut State Senate passed SB171 on May 26, 2023 by a vote of 36 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the nays because hormonal birth control drugs, particularly high-dose prescription-only ‘morning-after’ pills, can and do prevent uterine implantation of developing pre-born children, causing them to function not only as “contraceptives,” but also as abortifacients, thereby resulting in ‘silent abortions.’ Given that the care of human life—not its destruction—is the greatest responsibility of government, Connecticut should act to forbid all methods of abortion and secure the right to life for every pre-born child. The right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Aiding and Abetting Abortion  |  HB5414

HB5414 prevents state officials from taking certain actions to assist in judicial cases involving individuals accused of providing or receiving support for abortion-related services that result in crimes in another state. It also authorizes nurses, nurse-midwives, and physician assistants to perform abortions.

The Senate passed HB5414 on April 29, 2022, by a vote of 25 to 9. We have assigned pluses to the nays because states should act to ban abortion and secure the right to life for all persons. The right to life is the most fundamental God-given and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and is guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Baby Bonds Trust and Community Investment Fund 2030  |  HB6690

HB6690 establishes the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust program, which provides $3,200 to be deposited into a state treasury account for each baby born on or after July 1, 2021, whose birth was covered by Medicaid/HUSKY. It also creates the Community Investment Fund 2030 for “underserved” and “marginalized” populations.   

The House passed HB6690 on June 9, 2021, by a vote of 133 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this “racial equity” and “anti-poverty” bill recklessly authorizes the spending of innumerable taxpayer funds for state bonds and grant commitments that are, in fact, forms of wealth distribution geared toward universal basic income. These unconstitutional programs violate equal protection of the law and take from the citizens of Connecticut the income they have rightfully earned.  

Baby Bonds Trust and Community Investment Fund 2030  |  HB6690

HB6690 establishes the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust program, which provides $3,200 to be deposited into a state treasury account for each baby born on or after July 1, 2021, whose birth was covered by Medicaid/HUSKY. It also creates the Community Investment Fund 2030 for “underserved” and “marginalized” populations.   

The Senate passed HB6690 on June 9, 2021, by a vote of 34 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this “racial equity” and “anti-poverty” bill recklessly authorizes the spending of innumerable taxpayer funds for state bonds and grant commitments that are, in fact, forms of wealth distribution geared toward universal basic income. These unconstitutional programs violate equal protection of the law and take from the citizens of Connecticut the income they have rightfully earned.  

“Coercive Control” as Domestic Violence  |  SB1091

SB1091 defines domestic violence to include “coercive control;” allows victims subject to “coercive control” by a family or household member to be eligible for a civil restraining order; and expands the “best interest of the child” factors in custody decisions to include the child’s “emotional safety.”

The House passed SB1091 on June 4, 2021, by a vote of 134 to 8. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because defining domestic violence to include non-injurious forms of “coercive control” and expanding the “best interest of the child” in custody cases undermines the family. The state has a constitutional duty to protect parental rights, along with the marital covenant, which entail a family’s authority to regulate self-governing behavior in the home. Under the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment, such rights shall not be denied or disparaged.

Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis  |  SB1

SB1 declares racism a “public health crisis” in Connecticut and establishes a Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health. It also creates a Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee.

The House passed SB1 on June 1, 2021, by a vote of 114 to 33. We have assigned pluses to the nays because health care–let alone “racial equity” or gun control–is not the legitimate object of government at any level. No state should compel its citizens to furnish taxpayer money for a public health system, or any other unconstitutional project in violation of the Bill of Rights and the 14^th Amendment, especially when stoked by a rage of racial factionalism.

Climate Change Adaptation Act  |  HB6441

HB6441 expands the authority of municipal flood and erosion control boards to include “climate resilience;” broadens the Connecticut Green Banks’s duties and creates an Environmental Infrastructure Fund; and authorizes all municipalities to establish a municipal stormwater authority and increases the authorities’ powers to assess fees.  

The Senate passed HB6441 on June 7, 2021, by a vote of 26 to 10. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill further infringes on the property rights of Connecticut homeowners by expanding the role of state and local government and authorizing tax hikes in the name of human-caused “climate change.”

Limiting Government Access to Medical Records  |  HB6666

HA-B would amend HB6666 to entirely eliminate sections of the bill that grant the Connecticut Department of Health remote access to individual electronic medical records concerning “a reportable disease, emergency illness or health condition” in a manner the commissioner approves.

The House failed to pass HA-B on May 26, 2021, by a vote of 30 to 110. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because granting the government easy, warrantless access to an individual’s medical records violates the personal privacy protections of the 4^th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. States should oppose the creation of vaccine databases and other efforts that subject the people to involuntary, sweeping layers of government-sanctioned surveillance.

No-Excuse Absentee Voting  |  HJ58

HJ58 proposes an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that would remove current restrictions on absentee voting and permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot.   

The Senate passed HJ58 on June 3, 2021, by a vote of 27 to 9. We have assigned pluses to the nays because mass vote-by-mail schemes enable electoral fraud, disenfranchising eligible voters. States should exercise their authority, under Article 1, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, providing equal protection of the right of American citizens to vote.

Connecticut Parentage Act  |  HB6321

HB6321 adopts and implements the Connecticut Parentage Act, which recognizes same-sex “parentage” by, among other things, removing gender-specific references in state law (e.g., “maternity” and “paternity”).

The Senate passed HB6321 on May 20, 2021, by a vote of 35 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because marriage and the family are institutions of self-government ordained by God that form the foundation of any civil society. The state does not have legitimate constitutional authority to redefine marriage or the family–the rights of which are not only natural, unalienable, and retained by the people, but guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14^th Amendment.  

No-Excuse Absentee Voting  |  HJ58

HJ58 proposes an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that would remove current restrictions on absentee voting and permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot.   

The House passed HJ58 on May 11, 2021, by a vote of 104 to 44. We have assigned pluses to the nays because mass vote-by-mail schemes enable electoral fraud, disenfranchising eligible voters. States should exercise their authority, under Article 1, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, providing equal protection of the right of American citizens to vote.

Connecticut Parentage Act  |  HB6321

HB6321 adopts and implements the Connecticut Parentage Act, which recognizes same-sex “parentage” by, among other things, removing gender-specific references in state law (e.g., “maternity” and “paternity”).

The House passed HB6321 on April 26, 2021, by a vote of 141 to 1. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because marriage and the family are institutions of self-government ordained by God that form the foundation of any civil society. The state does not have legitimate constitutional authority to redefine marriage or the family–the rights of which are not only natural, unalienable, and retained by the people, but guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14^th Amendment.  

“Coercive Control” as Domestic Violence  |  SB1091

SB1091 defines domestic violence to include “coercive control;” allows victims subject to “coercive control” by a family or household member to be eligible for civil restraining order; and expands the “best interest of the child” factors in custody decisions to include the child’s “emotional safety.”

The Senate passed SB1091 on May 18, 2021, by a vote of 35 to 1. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because defining domestic violence to include non-injurious forms of “coercive control” and expanding the “best interest of the child” in custody cases undermines the family. The state has a constitutional duty to protect parental rights, along with the marital covenant, which entail a family’s authority to regulate self-governing behavior in the home. Under the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment, such rights shall not be denied or disparaged.