Anne Hughes

A lot of misinformation (and disinformation) is wafting out of the right-wing ecosphere over the reason(s) for the federal shutdown.

At midnight on Sept. 30, federal funding lapsed and the government entered a full shutdown.

I took part in the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity Forum on hunger and food insecurity in Connecticut.

Please see the clip below on my closing comments during the discussion.

I am weary and heartbroken by the horrific violence that we as Americans endure, and the families left broken in this scourge’s wake. Condemnation of these gun violence assassinations seems woefully insufficient in these dangerous times.

Last week my colleagues and I remembered the 161 Connecticut residents who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. We also honored the victims families and the first responders who answered the call and paid with their health and, in many cases, their lives.

Having just celebrated the holiday, I wanted to share our Labor Day statement from the Democratic members of the Labor and Public Employees Committee:

I wish all our Weston, Redding and Easton students, teachers, faculty, staff, and parents an enthusiastic welcome back to school!

I hope everyone is inspired and energized as the new school year begins in all three towns. 

The events of the past week have me asking the same two questions:

Who are we?
Who do we want to be?