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Congressman Christopher Shays with the
women of “project from the heart." They are
retired police wives who have undertaken, with pride and
pleasure, the collection, packaging and mailing of “we
care” boxes to armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The young man in the picture is Sgt. John Julian, who
was injured in Iraq while saving fellow soldiers and is
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Congressman Christopher Shays with President
and Founder of “Courage to Speak,” Ginger
Katz, and the Courage to Speak Kayak team. The team participated
and paddled across Long Island Sound as part of “Kayak
for a Cause.” The same day the Lightfoot Running
Club sponsored the Ian James Eaccarino 9 mile race. The
Courage to Speak Foundation encourages students, parents
and communities to talk openly and honestly about the
dangers of drug abuse, and promotes and encourages drug
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Congressman Christopher Shays was joined
by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) in reintroducing the Access
to Birth Control (ABC) Act, which would make it illegal
for a pharmacy to refuse to fill birth control prescriptions
to women who request them. |
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Congressman Shays joins Gil Sanborn
and Weston First Selectman Woody Bliss at the Weston Memorial
Day Parade. |
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Congressman Christopher Shays spoke
to a group of University of Michigan undergraduate honors
students participating in the Carson Scholars program.
The topic of discussion was "The 110th Congress:
A Representative's Perspective." |
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Congressman Shays visits Greenwich High
School to speak with students in the AP U.S. Government
and AP U.S. History classes. |
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Shays joins Westport Brownie Troop 552 and Junior Troop
1007 at Save the Children in Westport to support their
program to raise awareness of the newborn health. |
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Congressman Christopher Shays joins Norwalk Mayor Richard
Moccia, IMS Chairman and CEO Dave Carlucci and IMS Chief
Operating Officer Gilles Pajot in a ribbon cutting ceremony
to welcome the company to Norwalk. IMS Health is a global
provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical
and health care industries. |
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Shays joins Sen. Lautenberg, Rep. Lee, Planned Parenthood,
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.,
Advocates for Youth and NARAL Pro-Choice America to advocate
for the REAL Act, a bill that would authorize federal
funds for states to offer comprehensive and medically
accurate sexual education in their schools. |
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Shays listens as Norwalk Mayor Dick Moccia discusses
the benefits of the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan for
Norwalk residents over age 65. With the Connecticut Department
of Social Services, Shays and Moccia hosted a briefing
on the benefit at the Norwalk Hospital on April 10. |
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Shays launched the One Coast, One Future Health Care
Initiative at Norwalk Hospital. |
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Shays addresses small business owners at the forum he
hosted on government contracting for small and disadvantaged
businesses. The event was held at Fairfield University
Friday, April 28. |
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Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) visits with 8th
grade students from Ponus Ridge Middle School in Norwalk.
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Shays speaks to arts advocates who came to Capitol Hill
for their annual Arts Advocacy Day, organized by Americans
for the Arts. Shays is Co-Chair of the Congressional Arts
Caucus.
Photo: Jim Saah for Americans for the Arts |
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Shays visit with students from Notre Dame High School
of Fairfield in Statuary Hall in the Capitol Building |
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Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of The Humane Society
of the United States presents Shays with a HSUS Legislative
Leader Award for his leadership on animal welfare issues.
Photo: Bill Petros
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Shays joins Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Lisa Murkowski
(R-AK) and Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-IL) for the introduction
of the Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Act
Press Conference, which updates school nutrition standards
for foods sold at school outside of the cafeteria. "We
need to help children learn good eating habits early which
they can carry through their lives," Shays said.
Click here to learn more about the legislation. |
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Shays and 8th grade students from St. Lawrence School
in Shelton stand in front of the Capitol during their
trip to Washington. Shays and his staff took the students
on a tour of the Floor of the House of Representatives,
Statuary Hall, the Rotunda, Old Supreme Court and the
Crypt. |
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Shays visits with students and faculty from St. Joseph's
School in Shelton. The group visited with Shays on March
30. They were taken on a tour by Shays' staff, where they
saw the floor of the US House of Representatives, Statuary
Hall, Capitol rotunda, crypt and Old Supreme Court.
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Shays joins Fairfield First Selectman Ken Flatto, EPA
New England Administrator Rob Varney, Fairfield Schools
Superintendent Ann Clark and environmental sciences students
from Fairfield Ludlowe High School to announce a grant
for the Fairfield Public Schools to retrofit its bus fleet
with clean emissions devices.
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Shays speaks to the Republican Jewish Coalition in New
York City about recent events in Iraq, Israel and the
U.S. |
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U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipman from the 4th
Congressional District with Rep. Shays at a reception
held on the King's Point, NY campus, March 22nd. Shays
was at the academy to address the regiment as a part of
the USMMA Lanier Lecture Series. From left to right: MIDN
David Dorfman,'09,Wilton; MIDN Adam Polite,'06, Westport;
Rep. Shays; MIDN Dean Ebdon,'08, Shelton; MIDN Michael
Mehrotra,'07, Fairfield. |
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Congressman Christopher Shays presents One Coast, One
Future, which was launched with an initial investment
of $493,322 in federal funds, which Shays secured. |
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(left to right) Paul Timpanelli of the Bridgeport Regional
Business Council, Chris Bruhl of the Business Council
of Fairfield County and Congressman Christopher Shays
launch One Coast, One Future, a regional economic integration
initiative. |
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Congressman Christopher Shays attends Walk to
d'Feet ALS event in Westport on October 1, 2005. |
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July 19th, Shays was honored with a Congressional
Steward of Endangered Species Award for his support
of the Endangered Species Act. “Congressman Shays
has been a stalwart leader in protecting endangered wildlife
in the United States and internationally,” said
Susan Holmes, senior legislative representative at Earthjustice.
“We are grateful to him for upholding strong protections
for endangered species and the special places they call
home.” |
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Save the Children emergency response specialist
Tammie Willcuts presents The "Champion for Real
and Lasting Change" Award to Congressman Christopher
Shays. |
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Representatives Christopher Shays and Louise Slaughter
(D-NY), Co-chairs of the Congressional Arts Caucus, join
Leonard Slatkin. The three were honored with the Gold
Baton Award from the American Symphony Orchestra League. |
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Senator Joe Lieberman, along with Senator Chris Dodd
and Representatives Christopher Shays and Rosa DeLauro
announce an agreement reached by Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) and the state of New York that will permit
the long-delayed dredging of Norwalk Harbor to move forward
this year. |
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Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Christopher
Shays (R-CT), senior members of the Homeland Security
Committee, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Co-Chair
with Shays of the 9/11 Caucus, announce their intention
to offer amendments to the Department of Homeland Security’s
authorization bill to require the inspection of all
cargo before it is transported on passenger planes. |
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On the 40th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court
decision that affirmed that the Constitution protects
a privacy right to use birth control, Members of Congress
and leading organizations stood together to celebrate
the anniversary and to warn about new efforts to undermine
this right. Griswold v. Connecticut may be 40 years old
today, but the issues it resolved have risen anew in 21st
century America.
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Music legend Carole King joined Representatives Christopher
Shays (R-CT) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today to announce
the introduction of the bipartisan Rockies Prosperity
Act, formerly the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection
Act, which seeks to save taxpayers money and create jobs
while maintaining the integrity of uniquely valuable American
lands.
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