Robert Sanchez

We are closing in on the deadline to apply for heating assistance. If you are eligible for home heating assistance, this program is here to help you and your family stay warm.

I was pleased to welcome advocates, professionals and friends at the State Capitol for Early Childhood Advocacy Day. I commend their commitment and passion for all the children they work with from birth to early years. Thank you for all you do to improve the present and the future of these wonderful children.

The legislature's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus will be hosting a public forum in Hartford on Tuesday, February 20, to discuss ideas and concerns about pressing policy issues to help draft their 2018 legislative priorities.

I joined Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill, my colleagues and community organizations to announce a voter registration drive to focus on registering Puerto Rican families who have resettled in Connecticut in the wake of the devastation created by Hurricane Maria.

I am pleased to report that the CT General Assembly, in a bipartisan vote, restored $54 million in funding to the Medicare Savings Program (MSP).

As 2017 comes to a close, I'd like to wish you and your family Happy Holidays. I am thankful for the opportunity to serve New Britain and I look forward to what we will accomplish in 2018.

The state Department of Social Services has announced it will delay changes to the Medicare Savings Program (MSP). Scheduled to implement income eligibility reductions beginning January 1^st, DSS has put the plan on hold for at least two months.

The Office of Policy and Management has announced that residents enrolled in the state’s Renter’s Rebate program are expected to receive their checks within the next several days.