Roland Lemar

The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970 to protest industrial development and the devastating effects that accompanied it. While we have made great strides holding corporations accountable to protect our planet, we have more work to do, especially as attempts to roll back environmental protections continue.

As co-chair of the Transportation Committee, I have seen and heard first hand from Republicans and Democrats that our transportation infrastructure needs significant investment. At least we seem to agree on this premise. However, when we talk about how to get this done we couldn’t disagree more.

I hope you can join my colleague, Rep. Candelaria and I, on Saturday, April 13 for a Coffee Hours event at 10:00 a.m. at Greek Olive in New Haven.

I hope you can join my colleague, Senator Looney and I, on Saturday, March 30, for Coffee and Conversation at Wooster Square Coffee at 10:00 a.m. in New Haven.

I joined Governor Lamont and several others at a press conference on Tolls ahead of the scheduled public hearing in the Transportation Committee.

Last week, the state took its first step in potentially introducing a Paid Family Medical Leave program. House Bill 5003, An Act Implementing a Paid Family Medical Leave Program, came before the Labor and Public Employee Committee for a Public Hearing.

Rep. Roland Lemar joined 199 legislators from 14 states in calling on the auto industry to oppose the rollback as the Trump administration gets closer to rolling back federal clean car standards.

A bill I am introducing, HB 6093 to allow undocumented residents to purchase health insurance is getting a public hearing before the Insurance and Real State Committee. I joined a group of colleagues and advocates at a press conference before the public hearing began to talk about the measure.