Congressman Christopher Shays

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April 2008

Shays Opposes Delaying Consideration of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (04/10/08)

Shays Supports Expanded Montgomery GI Benefits for Guard and Reserve Members (04/10/08)

Shays Hails Decision to Limit Army Tours to 12 Months (04/10/08)

National Security Subcommittee Continues Shays Investigation into Sale of Military Equipment on the Internet (04/10/08)

What They Are Saying: Shays Supports Earmark Transparency (04/09/08)

Bridgeport to Receive $200,000 for Brownfields Clean-up (04/07/08)

Shays Outlines Observations on 20th Trip to Iraq (04/04/08)

What They Are Saying: Shays Supports Earmark Transparency (04/03/08)

March 2008

Economic Stimulus Payments to Bring $1.3 Billion to Connecticut (03/28/08)

Shays to Hold Community Meetings April 4 to April 13 (03/27/08)

Shays Announces Expanded Staff Field Office Hours (03/25/08)

Connecticut Delegation Condemns Approval of Broadwater Proposal (03/20/08)

Former Peace Corps Volunteers Advocate for Increased Funding (03/20/08)

Shays Announces House Fellows Program for Area Teachers (03/20/08)

Shays Receives a Perfect Score from American Association of University Women for His Work in the First Session of the 110th Congress (03/19/08)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours (03/17/08)

What They Are Saying: Shays Supports Strong Ethics Reforms (03/17/08)

Shays Supports Bipartisan Border Security Discharge Petition (03/11/08)

Shays Supports Mental Health Parity Legislation (03/06/08)

Shays Statement on H. Res. 951, A resolution condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (03/05/08)

Shays Recognized by NAACP Midterm Report Card (03/03/08)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours (03/03/08)

February 2008

Shays, Castle Support Granting Ethics Commission Subpoena Power (02/27/08)

Shays, Malloy and Finch Will Host Forums to Address Mortgage Crisis (02/27/08)

Shays Calls on DoJ to Investigate Perjury Claims Against Roger Clemens (02/27/08)

Shays Expresses Concerns about the Availability of Student Loans in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (02/26/08)

Shays and Finch Will Host Forums to Address Mortgage Crisis (02/25/08)

Shays Announces Connecticut to Receive over $3.3 Million in LIHEAP Funds (02/22/08)

Forums to Address Mortgage Crisis Postponed Until March 1 Due to Weather (02/22/08)

DeFazio, Shays Reiterate Call for Humane Treatment of Farm Animals And Safety of Food Supply (02/22/08)

Shays Receives a Perfect Score from League of Conservation Voters for His Work in the First Session of the 110th Congress (02/21/08)

LANGEVIN, SHAYS UNVEIL UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PLAN (02/11/08)

Shays Announces Audubon Center at Bent of the River Will Receive $247,500 HUD Grant (02/11/08)

House Approves Moran-Shays Amendment to Examine Impact of Student Debt (02/08/08)

Shays Announces ABCD to Receive $3.9 Million Head Start Grant (02/07/08)

Shays Announces Rina Bakalar to be Fourth Congressional District Director (02/06/08)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of February 4, 2008 (02/04/08)

January 2008

DeFazio, Shays Renew Calls for the Humane Treatment of Farm Animals in the Wake of Cruelty at California Plant (01/31/08)

Shays Statement on the FISA Extension (01/30/08)

Rahall, Panettiere, Kerry and Shays Call for Reinvigorated U.S. Participation in Global Anti-Whaling Efforts (01/30/08)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours (01/30/08)

Shays Announces Free Tax Assistance for Low- and Moderate-Income Residents of Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stamford (01/29/08)

Shays' Statement on the Economic Stimulus Package (01/29/08)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of January 28, 2008 (01/28/08)

Shays Votes to Override SCHIP Expansion Veto (01/23/08)

Shays Statement in Support of H.Con.Res. 198, Expressing the Sense of Congress that the United States has an Obligation to Help Those in Poverty (01/23/08)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of January 22, 2008 (01/22/08)

Shays Introduces Legislation to Improve Assessment and Effectiveness of Iran Sanctions (01/18/08)

House Passes Waters – Shays – Frank HOPE VI Legislation (01/18/08)

Shays Statement on the Retirement of State Representative Dolly Powers (01/17/08)

Shays Hails $13 Million in LIHEAP Funds (01/16/08)

Shays Statement on Retirement of State Senator William Nickerson (01/16/08)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of January 14, 2008

Shays to Hold Press Briefing Thursday January 10, 2008 (01/07/08)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours (01/04/08)

December 2007

Shays Outlines Observations on 19th Trip to Iraq (12/21/07)

Shays Announces Fourth Congressional District to Receive Over $124,000 in DHS Grants (12/21/07)

Shays Announces Bridgeport Public Library to Receive $3,625 NEH Grant (12/21/07)

Shays Announces over $7 million in Funding for Stamford (12/19/07)

Shays Announces over $7 million in Funding for Bridgeport (12/18/07)

Shays Announces over $8 million in Funding for Norwalk (12/18/07)

Shays Announces over $700,000 in Funding for Redding (12/18/07)

Jackson-Lee and Shays Press Conference on H.R. 4545, the Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act (12/18/07)

Shays Announces Norwalk Housing Authority to Receive $194,032 (12/17/07)

Shays Supports Increasing America’s Ability to Collect Human Intelligence (12/17/07)

Shays Opposes Permanent Tax Increase (12/14/07)

Shays Statement on the Mitchell Report (12/13/07)

Conyers, Feingold, Davis and Shays Seek to End Racial Profiling with New Legislation (12/12/07)

U.S. Global Leadership Campaign Salutes Senator Durbin & Representative Shays (12/11/07)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of December 10, 2007 (12/10/07)

Shays Supports Energy Legislation (12/07/07)

Representative Christopher Shays to Attend HOPE VI Taylor Street Apartments Dedication (12/06/07)

Shays Opening Statement at Housing Subcommittee Hearing on Homeless Veterans (12/05/07)

Bipartisan Group Introduces Presidential Public Financing Fix (12/05/07)

Shays Statement on H.Res. 826, a Resolution Condemning the Use of Nooses (12/05/08)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of December 3, 2007 (12/04/07)

Bipartisan Group to Introduce Presidential Public Financial Fix (12/03/07)

Shays Announces Bruce Museum, Inc. to Receive $40,000 NEA Grant (12/03/07)

November 2007

Shays Announces Fairfield University to Receive $351,650 Upward Bound Grant (11/27/07)

Shays Announces District to Receive Over $5 Million in Funding for Transportation, Economic Development Projects (11/20/07)

Shays Supports Mortgage Reform Legislation (11/16/07)

Shays Helps Lead Third Oversight Hearing on Iran (11/15/07)

Shays Supports Measures Restricting States Ability to Issue Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants (11/15/07)

Shays Supports Plan to Drawdown Troops in Iraq (11/15/07)

Shays Statement on H.R. 3845, the PROTECT Our Children Act (11/14/07)

House Will Vote on Shays Plan to Drawdown Troops in Iraq (11/14/07)

Shays Supports Passage of the Second Chance Act (11/14/07)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of November 13, 2007 (11/13/07)

Shays Announces $1.65 Million in Funding for the Fourth District in FY 08 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Conference Report (11/09/07)

Shays Praises Bipartisan U.S. – Peru Trade Pact (11/08/07)

Shays Continues Oversight of Iran Policy (11/08/07)

Shays Supports Passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (11/08/07)

Congress Acts to Prevent Severe Cuts to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Funding (11/08/07)

Shays Statement at the Signing of the Best Friends Animal Society Religious Proclamation for Animal Compassion (11/07/07)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of November 6, 2007 (11/06/07)

Shays Continues Oversight of National Security Strategy (11/06/07)

Shays Supports the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act (11/02/07)

Shays Supports Attorney General Blumenthal’s Efforts Against the FAA Redesign Proposal (11/01/07)

October 2007

Shays Testifies in Support of Weir Farm (10/30/07)

Shays Announces Staff is Available to Assist Seniors with Medicare Open Enrollment (10/30/07)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of October 29, 2007 (10/29/07)

Shays Continues to Support Expanding the SCHIP Program (10/26/07)

CT Lawmakers Push for Aid to Flood-Damaged Areas (10/25/07)

Shays Supports Passage of the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act (10/25/07)

Shays Announces Fairfield to Receive $548,397 in Department of Housing and Urban Development Funding (10/25/07)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of October 23, 2007 (10/23/07)

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman Visits Fourth Congressional District (10/18/07)

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and Congressman Christopher Shays to Tour Fourth Congressional District (10/18/07)

Shays Votes to Override Children’s Healthcare Veto (10/18/07)

Shays Statement on H.R. 3678, the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act (10/16/07)

Shays Statement on H.Res. 734, a Resolution expressing the sense of the House regarding the withholding of information relating to corruption in Iraq (10/16/07)

Statement of Congressman Christopher Shays In Support of H.R. 2295, the ALS Registry Act (10/16/07)

In Case You Missed It: One Coast, One Future Changing the Way We Do Business (10/16/07)

In Case You Missed It: Fairfield Intern Has Lesson in Politics (10/15/07)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of October 15, 2007 (10/15/07)

Statement of Congressman Christopher Shays In Support of H.R. 2895, the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (10/11/07)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours (10/10/07)

Shays Announces Bridgeport to Receive $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Encourage Reading (10/10/07)

Statement of Congressman Christopher Shays In Support of H.R. 400, the War Profiteering Prevention Act (10/10/07)

CONGRESSIONAL LONG ISLAND SOUND CAUCUS KICKS OFF “STATE OF THE SOUND” STUDY (10/05/07)

Shays Announces Norwalk to Receive $10,300 National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Encourage Reading (10/05/07)

Maloney, Shays Ecosystem Protection Bill Scheduled for Key House Hearing (10/04/07)

In Case You Missed It: Bipartisan Solution in Iraq Similar to Shays Proposal (10/03/07)

Shays Says He Will Vote to Override SCHIP Veto (10/03/07)

CONGRESSIONAL LONG ISLAND SOUND CAUCUS TO KICK OFF “STATE OF THE SOUND” STUDY (10/03/07)

Shays Supports Legislation to Require the President to Outline to Congress How He Plans to Redeploy Troops from Iraq (10/02/07)

Shays, Senators McCain, Feingold and Snowe Submit Comments to the FEC Regarding Their New Rulemaking Implementing the Supreme Court decision on WRTL v. FEC (10/02/07)

Shays Announces Fairfield University to Receive Department of Education Grant (10/02/07)

Bridgeport to Receive $1.5 Million Health and Human Services Grant (10/02/07)

Shays Announces Miracle House, Inc. to Receive a Department of Health and Human Services Grant (10/02/07)

September 2007

Shays Announces the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport Receive Two Grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (09/27/07)

Statement of Congressman Christopher Shays on the MoveOn.org Advertisement Condemning General David Petraeus (09/27/07)

Shays to Hold Academy Night (09/27/07)

Shays Announces Jesus Saves Ministry Development Corporation to Receive a $33,637 Department of Health and Human Services Grant (09/26/07)

Shays Receives Alaska Wilderness League Wilderness Hero Award (09/26/07)

Shays, Blumenauer Introduce Commission on Natural Catastrophic Risk Management and Insurance Act (09/26/07)

Shays, Matsui and Maloney Work to Improve Cruise Line Safety (09/25/07)

Shays Joins 28 House Members in Bipartisan Compact on Iraq (09/25/07)

Shays Announces Cooperative Educational Services – Six to Six Magnet School to Receive $690,755 Department of Education Grant (09/25/07)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of September 24, 2007 (09/24/07)

Shays Continues to Push for Earmark Reform (09/24/07)

CT Delegation Secures GAO Study of Refinery Practices and their Influence on Gas Prices (09/24/07)

Shays, Garrett, Offer Amendment to Study Alternatives to FAA Airspace Redesign Proposal (09/20/07)

Bridgeport City School District Wins $750,000 Smaller Learning Community Grant (09/19/07)

New Canaan Fire Department to Receive DHS Assistance to Firefighters Grant (09/19/07)

Resolution by Matsui, Shays, and Maloney Focuses on Cruise Ship Crime (09/18/07)

Shays Schedule Highlights for the Week of September 24, 2007 (09/25/07)

Shays Announces City of Bridgeport to Receive $3 Million HUD Grant (09/14/07)

Shays Announces City of Bridgeport to Receive $175,444 COPS Technology Program Grant (09/13/07)

Shays Statement on Sixth Anniversary of September 11th (09/11/07)

Shays Announces Stamford Domestic Violence Crisis Center to Receive $395,258 Grant from the Department of Justice (09/11/07)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours (09/10/07)

Shays Announces Bridgeport Partnership for Teens to Receive $500,000 Grant (09/10/07)

Shays Announces City of Bridgeport to Receive $170,406 COPS Secure Our Schools Grant (09/07/07)

NY Senators &Tri-State Reps. Request 9/11 Health Care Funding in President’s Budget (09/06/07)

August 2007

Shays Outlines Observations on Iraq (08/24/07)

Shays Again Calls on FAA to Hear from Area Residents on Airspace Redesign Proposal (08/24/07)

Shays Announces Bridgeport Port Authority to Receive $108,750 Grant from the Department of Homeland Security for Port Protection (08/20/07)

House Accepts Shays’ Amendment to Help Low-Income Families Permanently Reduce Energy Costs (08/04/07)

Bridgeport to Receive $175,000 for the Weed and Seed Program (08/04/07)

Shays Announces $10 Million in Funding For Stamford Mill River Project (08/03/07)

Shays Supports Bill to Grant Equal Time Home for Troops Deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan (08/02/07)

Shays Announces Bridgeport, Norwalk to Receive $5,898,565 in Total HUD Funding to Support Housing, Economic Development (08/01/07)

Shays Applauds Fairfield University’s Selection for Partnership with VA Nursing Academy (08/01/07)

July 2007

House Passes Iran and Darfur Divestment Bills (07/31/07)

As Michael Vick Scandal Unfolds, House Members Discuss Public Education Campaign to Combat Dog Fighting (07/31/07)

Statement of Congressman Christopher Shays on H.R. 23, the Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act (07/30/07)

Lantos, Shays Applaud House Passage of H. Res. 427 (07/30/07)

Shays Praises Passage of Conference Report on H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (07/28/07)

Authors of Civil Liberties Board Bill Hail Final Passage of 9/11 Commission’s Recommendations (07/27/07)

NYC Firefighters Deserve a Better Communications System (07/27/07)

Shays Announces $800,000 in Funding for the Fourth District in FY 08 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill (07/26/07)

Shays Introduces Bill to Limit Deployment Tours to 12 Months, Cosponsors Measure to Guarantee Equal Time Home for Troops (07/26/07)

Shays Announces District to Receive $1.5 Million in Funding for Transportation, Economic Development Projects (07/25/07)

Shays Announces Connecticut to Receive Reimbursement for Route 7 Repairs (07/25/07)

Mitchell, Shays Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Key Tax Cuts (07/25/07)

Shays Applauds Today’s Minimum Wage Increase to $5.85 Per Hour (07/24/07)

Shays Offers Amendment to Block FAA Funding of Airspace Redesign Proposal (07/24/07)

HHS Should Provide Health Care Services to ALL 9/11 Responders, New GAO Report Says (07/24/07)

Statement of Congressman Christopher Shays in Support of H.R. 50, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act, and H.R. 465, the Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act (07/23/07)

Shays Praises Passage of McKinney -Vento Homeless Assistance Act (07/23/07)

CT House Congressional Delegation Restores Ryan White HIV/AIDS Funding (07/21/07)

Statement of Congressman Christopher Shays (07/20/07)

GAO Report on Department of Defense (DOD) Deployment Health Quality Assurance Program (07/19/07)

Shays Announces $800,000 in Funding for the Fourth District in FY 08 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill (07/19/07)

Reps. Shays and Waters Introduce Resolution Recognizing 20th Anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (07/19/07)

Statement of Congressman Christopher Shays on H.R. 1, The Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act (07/19/07)

House Adopts Shays - Udall - LoBiondo Amendment to Increase Funding for the NLRB (07/18/07)

Shays Announces $252,000 Grant to Assist Public Broadcasting in Bridgeport (07/17/07)

Shays Announces $12.25 Million in Funding For Fourth District Energy and Water Projects (07/17/07)

Shays Applauds Passage of Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act (07/17/07)

Shays Announces Fourth District to Receive $1.5 Million in Funding for Transportation, Economic Development Projects (07/16/07)

Shays’ Bill to Improve Section 8 Housing Vouchers Program Passes House Bipartisan Bill will make Affordable Housing Program More Efficient for Low Income Families (07/13/07)

Shays Offers Alternatives to Democrat Plan for Precipitous Withdrawal from Iraq (07/12/07)

Governor Rell, Congressman Shays Announce Grant to Help Bridgeport-Area Homeless Vets (07/12/07)

Shays Announces Bridgeport to Receive Historic Preservation Grant (07/12/07)

Shays Calls on Department of Defense to Improve Stability Operations (07/02/07)

June 2007

Shays, Udall, Wolf, McCaul, Lipinski Urge President to Act on Reconvening Iraq Study Group (06/29/07)

Shays Announces Funding for One Coast, One Future in FY08 Financial Services Appropriations Bill (06/28/07)

Shays Announces Funding for Long Island Sound and The City of Stamford in FY08 Interior and the Environment Appropriations (06/27/07)

House Adopts Shays’ Amendment to Increase Funding for the BIA Office of Federal Acknowledgement (06/26/07)

House Passes Shays Resolution Recognizing National Pet Week (06/25/07)

Shays Statement on Today’s Supreme Court Decision in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life (06/25/07)

House Adopts Shays’ Amendment to Reconvene Iraq Study Group (06/21/07)

Republican House Members Will Vote to Override Veto of the Embryonic Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (06/20/07)

Shays’ Amendment to FY08 DHS Appropriations Act Adopted by House (06/15/07)

FEMA Reverses Decision on Emergency Aid for April Nor’easter Agency to Award Assistance for Individual Claims for Flood Damaged Residents (06/13/07)

Shays Supports Improvements to National Background Check System (06/13/07)

Shays Outlines Observations on Iraq (06/13/07)

Republican Leaders on Climate Change Urge Speaker to Take Comprehensive, Bipartisan Approach (06/07/07)

Shays Opposes H.R. 65, The Lumbee Recognition Act (06/07/07)

Shays Praises House Passage of Stem Cell Research Expansion Bill (06/07/07)

Shays, Price Legislation Would Empower Candidates to Keep Campaigns Clean (06/06/07)

Shays, Women’s Groups Rally behind Bipartisan Bill to Stop Pharmacy Birth Control Refusals (06/06/07)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours for June (06/05/07)

May 2007

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Congressman Shays to Highlight No Child Left Behind Authorization in Connecticut (05/25/07)

Shays’ Floor Statement on the War Funding Supplemental Appropriations Bill (05/24/07)

House Financial Services Committee Overwhelmingly Passes Iran Divestment Bill (05/23/07)

Shays, Castle, Platts, Gerlach, Ramstad Advocate Tougher Lobbying and Ethics Reforms (05/23/07)

Bi-Partisan Bill Urges Canada to End the Commercial Seal Hunt (05/22/07)

Reps. Seek VA Benefits for World Trade Center Veterans (05/17/07)

Hinchey, Moran & Shays Lead Congressional Effort to Stop U.S. Dept. of Interior From Unilaterally Weakening Endangered Species Act (05/16/07)

Shays Questions FEMA Director Paulison About Connecticut Disaster Declaration (05/15/07)

Lowey, Shays, Engel, Hall Introduce Legislation to Protect Communities Near Westchester County Airport from Aircraft Noise During Overnight Hours (05/15/07)

Shays Announces Bridgeport to Receive $125,670 from Department of Homeland Security for Port and Transit Protection (05/14/07)

Shays Praises AmeriCorps as National AmeriCorps Week Begins (05/14/07)

Shays Announces Sacred Heart University to Receive $283,142 Upward Bound Grant (05/14/07)

Shays Receives Congressional Leadership Award from the AJC in Recognition for Human Rights Work in Congress (05/14/07)

Stamford to Receive $159,500 for Brownfields Clean-up (05/11/07)

Shays Receives Perfect Score from National Breast Cancer Coalition (05/11/07)

Shays Calls on FAA to Rethink Airspace Redesign Proposal (05/11/07)

Engel, Hall, Hinchey, Lowey, and Shays to EPA: Investigate and Cleanup Radioactive Leaks from Indian Point Immediately (05/10/07)

Maloney, Shays Convene 100+ Nursing Moms on Capitol Hill to Call Attention to Breastfeeding Rights (05/10/07)

Shays Recognized for Human Rights Work in Congress (05/09/07)

Shays Announces Greenwich CDBG Grant $953,507 Grant to Support Housing, Economic Development (05/08/07)

Hall, Hinchey, Lowey, Engel and Shays Demand Public be Heard on Indian Point (05/2/07)

April 2007

TSA Continues to Ignore Congress and GAO Air Cargo Still Vulnerable (04/30/07)

Shays Announces Winners of This Year’s Congressional Arts Competition (04/28/07)

NY Area Senators, Reps Demand 9/11 Health Plan Answers from Bush Administration (04/27/07)

Shays to Announce Winners of This Year’s Congressional Arts Competitin (04/26/07)

Bipartisan Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) Introduced in the House (04/24/07)

Carole King Joins Reps. Maloney and Shays in Support of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (04/20/07)

Shays’ Floor Statement on the Supplemental Appropriations Bill (04/19/07)

Hinchey, Shays Reintroduce Sweeping Energy Reform Bill (04/19/07)

Shays Testifies In Support of Increased Arts Funding (04/19/07)

Shays To Hold Community Meetings, April 27 - May 6th (04/19/07)

City of Bridgeport and National Endowment for the Arts host Mrs. Laura Bush for Big Read Celebration (04/16/07)

Shays Encourages Participation in Congressional Art Competition (04/03/07)

March 2007

Shays Statement on Passing of Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez (03/29/07)

Shays Introduces Legislation Requiring Presidential Timeline for Troop Withdrawal, Encouraging Iraqi Plebiscite (03/29/07)

Shays Opposes Increasing Heavy Tax Burden, Votes Against Majority Budget (03/29/07)

Federal Bill Takes Aim at Worst Factory Farming Abuses (03/28/07)

Shays Continues Work to Improve Care in Military Medical System (03/28/07)

Shays Testifies in Support of Improved Cruise Ship Safety (03/27/07)

Shays Supports Toughening Punishments for Animal Fighting (03/26/07)

Shays Reaction to FAA Announcement of Airspace Redesign"Preferred Alternative" (03/23/07)

Shays Statement on Passing of Pfc. Stephen Richardson of Bridgeport (03/22/07)

Senator Lautenberg, Representatives Lee and Shays Say It’s Time to Provide “REAL” Comprehensive Sex Education (03/22/07)

Clinton, Specter, Moran, Shays Call for Creation of United States Public Service Academy (03/21/07)

Shays, Buchanan, Bilirakis Work to Improve Patient Service in DoD Medical System (03/20/07)

Shays Supports Tougher Contracting Accountability Rules (03/15/07)

Shays Applauds National Security Whistleblower Protection Improvements (03/14/07)

Activation of the Norwalk WiFi Zone (03/13/07)

Davis, Shays Call for Hearing on Passport Processing Backlogs (03/09/07)

Shays, McKinney Testify in Support of Establishing Office of Inspector General (03/09/07)

CT Delegation Calls on Air Force to Re-Open CSAR-X Bid Process (03/08/07)

Dodd, Shays Introduce the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act (03/07/07)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours in Norwalk, Oxford, Ridgefield, Shelton and Wilton (03/07/07)

Administration’s Top 9/11 Health Official’s Testimony Draws Concern from NY-area Delegation (03/06/07)

Bridgeport Housing Authority Receives $350,000 ROSS Family Homeownership Grant from HUD (03/06/07)

Rep. Shays, Mayor Moccia, Chief McCarthy Announce $142,912 Fire Grant for Norwalk Fire Department (03/02/07)

Bridgeport Fire Department to Receive $240,000 Fire Grant from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (03/02/07)

Shays Asks State Department to Alleviate Passport Processing Delays, Be Clear with Travelers about Delays (03/01/07)

February 2007

Rep. Christopher Shays Recipient of Humane Legislator of the Year Award (02/28/07)

Shays Applauds House Passage of Bill to Toughen Review of Transactions with Foreign State-Owned Companies (02/28/07)

Shays Joins Meehan to Re-Introduce House Legislation Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (02/28/07)

Shays Applauds House Passage of Bill Encouraging International Cooperation on Technology to Prevent Terrorist Attacks (02/27/07)

Shays Celebrates National Peace Corps Week, Peace Corps’ 46th Anniversary (02/26/07)

Bridgeport to Receive Over $3 Million in HUD Continuum of Care Funding (02/21/07)

Norwalk to Receive Over $1 Million in HUD Continuum of Care Funding (02/21/07)

Norwalk Housing Authority Receives $250,000 ROSS Family Homeownership Grant from HUD (02/21/07)

Shays Speaks on House Floor on Iraq Resolution (2/14/07)

Hall, Lowey, Engel, Hinchey and Shays Announce Bill to Require Indian Point ISA or Face Shut Down in 2013 (02/12/07)

Bipartisan Group Introduces Renewable Portfolio Standards Bill (02/09/07)

January 2007

Feingold, Meehan, Shays, Price Work to Fix Broken Presidential Public Financing System (01/30/07)

DeFazio, Shays Commend Smithfield Foods on It's Move Toward Humane Animal Treatment (01/25/07)

Shays Applauds Reported Pentagon Decision to Limit Stop-Loss Policy (01/25/07)

Shays' Reaction to State of the Union Address (01/23/07)

Shays Announces Free Tax Assistance for Low- and Moderate-Income Residents
of Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford (01/22/07)

Congressman Shays Joins with The Business Council of Fairfield County to Announce Health Care Industry Study Findings (01/22/07)

Shays, Author of Energy for Our Future Act, Applauds House Passage of Bill to Repeal Subsidies for Oil and Gas Companies (01/19/07)

ABCD to Receive $2,709,952 in Head Start Funding (01/19/07)

Republican Moderates Urge Democrats, President to Make Climate Change a Top Envrionmental Issue (01/17/07)

Westport Wins $152,306 Fire Grant for Protective Gear, Fitness Programs (01/17/07)

Shays Urges Limit to DoD Use of Stop-Loss Policy (01/17/07)

Shays Announces $5 Million Department of Labor Grant to Develop Economy, Strengthen Workforce in Region Through One Coast, One Future Partnership (01/17/07)

Shays Opposes Government Price Setting for Seniors’ Medicines (01/12/07)

CT Officials Object to Broadwater Proposal (01/11/07)

Shays Praises House Passage of Stem Cell Research Expansion Bill (01/11/07)

Shays, Long-time Advocate for Increasing the Minimum Wage, Applauds House Passage of Bill to Raise Wage to $7.25/hour (01/09/07)

Shays Hails Passage of Additional 9/11 Commission Recommendations (01/09/07)

Authors of Civil Liberties Board Bill Hail Civil Liberties Board Provisions in H.R. 1 (01/09/07)

Shays Calls on New Homeland Security Committee Chair to Prioritize First Responder Communications (01/05/07)

Shays, Castle, English, Gerlach, Wilson Call for Additional Action to Strengthen Ethics Process (01/04/07)

December 2006

Statement of Congressman Shays on former President Gerald R. Ford (12/27/06)

Shays Urges Increased International Affairs Budget (12/22/06)

Shays Offers Observations, Recommendations to Improve Security in Iraq,
Encourage Iraqi Political Reconciliation (12/22/06)

HUD Awards Norwalk and Stamford Housing Authorities $65,000 Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Grants to Support Job Training and Supportive Services (12/19/06)

Wilton Fire Department to Receive DHS Assistance to Firefighters Grant (12/15/06)

Shays Statement on Speaker-elect Pelosi’s Announcement of New Panel to Oversee Spending on Intelligence (12/14/06)

Shays Decries New Leadership’s Decision to Eliminate Funding for Local Projects and Flat-fund Budget (12/12/06)

Reps. Shays and Castle Call for Implementation of All 9/11 Commission Recommendations (12/11/06)

Shays Reaction to Iraq Study Group Report (12/6/06)

November 2006

Shays Hails Power Line Agreement (11/30/06)

Bridgeport Wins $200,000 EPA Grant for Environmental Job Training Program (11/21/06)

Shays’ Statement on Secretary Rumsfeld’s Resignation (11/8/06)

Interaction Honors U.S. Representatives McCollum And Shays With Its Congressional Leadership Awards (11/3/06)

New Neighborhoods Wins $172,229 Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Award (11/3/06)

Shays Announces Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Grant for Schoolhouse Apartments (11/3/06)

Stratfield Fire Department to Receive DHS Recruitment Grant (11/3/06)

October 2006

HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson Visits Fourth Congressional District (10/27/06)

$40,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Encourage Reading in Southwestern Connecticut (10/26/06)

Statement by Congressman Shays' Office Regarding Report by the New Republic (10/26/06)

Shays Announces Family Self Sufficiency Grant for Norwalk Housing Authority (10/18/06)

Shays Speaks Out Against Defense Department Plans to Resume Anthrax Vaccinations(10/16/06)

Cong. Shays & 1st Selectman Flatto Announce Next Step in Landmark Fairfield Metro Project(10/13/06)

President Bush Signs Bill to Leave No Pet Behind in Disaster Planning and Evacuation (10/06/06)

Fairfield Receives $110,074 in Fire Grants from Department of Homeland Security (10/5/06)

Stamford’s Belltown Fire Department Receives $16,103 from Department of Homeland Security (10/5/06)

Shays Offers Observations, Recommendations to Improve Security in Iraq, Encourage Iraqi Political Reconciliation (10/4/06)

Shays Statement on Foley Matter (10/3/06)

September 2006

Bridgeport Public School System Wins $476,753 Smaller Learning Community Grant (9/28/06)

Shays Statement in Support of Long Island Sound Stewardship Act (9/28/06)

Shays’ HOPE VI Reauthorization Bill Passes House (9/27/06)

House Passes Department of Defense Conference Report with$8 Million Marked for Fourth District (9/27/06)

Bridgeport Receives DHS Port Security Funding for Harbor Patrol Unit Equipment (9/26/06)

Shays Works for Ending Violence in Darfur (9/26/06)

Shays Holds Hearing on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (9/26/06)

Connecticut Public Schools Receive Life-Saving NOAA Public Alert Radios (9/25/06)

Shays Statement on Coast Guard Broadwater Report (9/22/06)

Shays Fights for Stronger Borders (9/21/06)

Shays, Simmons, Reichert, Weldon Call for Chemical Security Provisions in Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (9/21/06)

GAO Finds Need to Disperse Nuclear and Radiological Prevention and Response Assets, Encourage US Cities to Conduct Radiation Surveys (9/21/06)

House Passes Lantos/Shays PETS Bill, Sends to President (9/20/06)

Shays, Castle Urge House Leadership to Only Consider Military Tribunal Legislation That Fully Adheres to Geneva Convention (9/19/06)

Economic Opportunities and Challenges Created by Regional Health Care Trends to be Measured as Part of One Coast, One Future Initiative (9/19/06)

Shays Calls for Action to Fix Medicare Physician Payments (9/18/06)

Fairfield University to Receive HHS Funds for Youth Partnership in Bridgeport (9/15/06)

Shays Completes Three-Part Hearing on Iraq: Democracy or Civil War? (9/15/06)

Shays Votes for Improved Earmark Transparency (9/14/06)

Job Search Resources Center Activated as Part of One Coast, One Future Initiative (9/14/06)

Shays Continues Three-Part Hearing on Iraq: Democracy or Civil War? (9/13/06)

Shays to Host Veterans Health Care Forum (9/13/06)

Johnson, Shays, Simmons Announce Early Release of Federal Energy Assistance Funds (9/12/06)

Shays to Hold Academy Night (9/12/06)

ABCD Wins $465,890 Grant from HHS for Jobs Program (9/11/06)

Shays Holds First of Three-Part Hearing on Iraq: Democracy or Civil War? (9/11/06)

Shays Statement on Fifth Anniversary of September 11th (9/11/06)

Shays Asks White House to Release LIHEAP Funding Soon (9/8/06)

Shays Continues Oversight of 9/11 Health Effects and Federal Programs to Register, Screen and Care for Responders (9/8/06)

Chairman Shays to Hold Three-Part Hearing On “Iraq: Democracy or Civil War?” (9/6/06)

Norwalk Smiles to Receive $400,000 to Provide Dental Care to Underserved Populations (9/1/06)

Shays Statement on Passing of PFC Nicholas Madaras (9/5/06)

August 2006

Bridgeport Public Schools to Receive $2.88 million for Early Childhood Development (8/31/06)

Shays, Leader on Women’s Health Issues, Applauds FDA Decision as Step Forward in Fight to Bring Plan B Contraception Over-the-Counter (8/24/06)

Shays Announces Upcoming Norwalk, Monroe, Easton, Wilton Staff Field Office Hours
(8/22/06)

Fairfield Historical Society Awarded Prestigious Grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services (8/15/06)

Shays Comment on Foiled Terrorist Plot (8/10/06)

Governor Rell, Congressman Shays Announce $750,000 for Easton Senior Center (8/10/06)

With Hurricane Season Upon Us, Congress Passes Landmark Bill To Leave No Pet Behind (8/4/06)

Dept. of Labor Assistant Secretary DeRocco Joins Shays to Announce Major Grant for Bridgeport Nonprofit, Discuss Regional Competitiveness (8/1/06)

July 2006

Shays Applauds House Vote to Increase Minimum Wage (7/29/06)

Langevin, Shays Negotiate Bipartisan Compromise to Strengthen Chemical Facility Security Bill (7/27/06)

Department of Education Awards $616,128 to Fourth District Universities for Outreach to Disadvantaged Students (7/27/06)

Feingold, Shays, Meehan Introduce Presidential Public Financing Fix (7/26/06)

Shays Supports Strengthening CFIUS Process (7/26/06)

Shays, Moderates Underscore Request for Vote on Minimum Wage Increase (7/26/06)

Shays Hails House Passage of Bill to Improve First Responder Communications, a Key 9/11 Commission Recommendation (7/25/06)

Shays Uncovers Continued Sales of Sensitive Equipment by DoD (7/25/06)

Shays Comment on Bush Veto of Stem Cell Bill (7/19/06)

Shays Statement on the “Marriage Protection Amendment” (7/18/06)

Shays Holds Hearing on Accuracy, Reliability of Global War on Terror Cost Estimates (7/18/06)

House Passes Voting Right Act Reauthorization (7/13/06)

Shays Statement on Hamas and Hezbollah Attacks on Israel (7/13/06)

Shays, Other Moderates Call for Minimum Wage Vote (7/13/06)

Shays, Johnson, Simmons Announce Funding for Psychological Health Program Expansion at VA Connecticut Healthcare System (7/12/06)

Shays Comment on Bush Administration Threat to Veto Stem Cell Bill (7/11/06)

Nation’s Top Highway Official Visits Fourth Congressional District (7/7/06)

June 2006

Government Reform Committee Subpoenas Rumsfeld for Information about Abu Ghraib National Security Whistleblower Case (6/30/06)

Fourth District Education, First Responder Communications Projects Marked for Funding by House (6/29/06)

Shays, Boehlert and 37 Other Republicans Press for Consideration of Fuel Economy Standards During Oil Drilling Debate (6/28/06)

Shays, International Cruise Victims Announce Bipartisan Cruise Line Accurate Safety Statistics Act (6/28/06)

Shays Conducts Oversight of Sexual Assault in Military, Academies (6/27/06)

Governor Rell, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Nicholson and CT’s Congressional Delegation Announce $22 Million in Federal Funds for New State Veterans Care Facility (6/26/06)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours in Norwalk, Redding, Weston (6/26/06)

Shays, Meehan Introduce Alternative Package of Ethics Reforms (6/20/06)

Shays Announces WorkPlace, Inc. Grant from Department of Labor (6/20/06)

Governor Rell, Congressman Shays To Sponsor Identity Theft Prevention Seminar for Veterans & Military Personnel (6/16/06)

Shays Statement on Global War on Terror (6/16/06)

Shays, Johnson, Simmons Announce Veterans’ Funding On The Way To Connecticut (6/15/06)

Shays Amendments Pass Financial Services Committee (6/15/06)

Fourth District Receives $6.05 Million in Funding For Transportation and Infrastructure Improvements (6/14/06)

Bridgeport Receives $1.1 Million in House Labor-HHS Bill (6/14/06)

Norwalk and Stamford Receive $1 Million in House Labor-HHS Bill (6/14/06)

Shays Wins $750,000 Increase for Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (6/13/06)

Shays Conducts Oversight of Role of Private Security Firms in Iraq (6/13/06)

Shays, Advocate of Community Action Program (CAP), Hails CAP Funding Win in Supplemental Bill (6/13/06)

Shays Applauds Passage of Foreign Aid Legislation (6/09/06)

Rep. Christopher Shays Hosts National Endowment for the Arts at Workshop for Connecticut Nonprofit Arts Organizations (6/09/06)

Humane Society of the United States Urges Congress to Pass Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (6/09/06)

Section 8 Bill Clears House Subcommittee (6/07/06)

Shays Statement on Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (6/07/06)

Fourth District to Receive $6.05 Million in Funding for Transportation, Economic Development Projects (6/07/06)

Shays Supports $32.1 Billion for Bipartisan Department of Homeland Security Bill (6/06/06)

Shays Probes Progress on 9/11 Commission Recommendations, Civil Liberties Protections (6/06/06)

Shays, Maloney, 9/11 Families Push for More Action on 9/11 Commission Recommendations (6/06/06)

On 25th Anniversary of the Congressional Arts Competition, Shays Announces Fourth District’s Winner (6/05/06)

May 2006

With Connecticut and New York Homeland Security Funding Slashed, Shays Questions DHS Funding, Calls for Additional Distribution Criteria (5/31/06)

Shays Announces Staff Field Office Hours In Norwalk, Oxford, Ridgefield, Shelton (5/31/06)

Shays Votes to Increase Funds for FEMA Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Plans for Weather-Related Disasters (5/25/06)

Shays Votes Against Harmful ANWR Drilling Legislation (5/25/06)

Shays Pays Tribute to Giaimo (5/25/06)

Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Passes House of Representatives with $250,000 for Bridgeport Harbor (5/24/06)

Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Passes House of Representatives with $1.54 Million for Stamford (5/24/06)

Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Passes House of Representatives with $300,000 for Norwalk Hospital (5/24/06)

Financial Services Committee Unanimously Passes Shays’ HOPE VI Housing Redevelopment Bill (5/24/06)

Shays Calls for Answers on Theft of Veterans' Personal Information (5/23/06)

House Passes Lantos/Shays Legislation to Protect Pet Owners in Emergencies (5/22/06)

Connecticut Republican Representatives Win Budget Battle (5/18/06)

Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Clears Full Committee with $2.45 Million for Fourth District (5/17/06)

Shays Investigates Impact of Energy Dependence on US Foreign Policy (5/16/06)

Shays Joins Johnson in Calling for Penalty-Free Late Medicare Enrollment (5/15/06)

Norwalk Wins $400,000 in Brownfields Grants from EPA (5/12/06)

Bridgeport Receives $400,000 in Brownfields Grants from EPA (5/12/06)

Shelton Wins $200,000 in Brownfields Grants from EPA (5/12/06)

U.S. Capacity for Anthrax Detection, Response Lags Over Four Years After Anthrax Attacks, Shays Finds (5/9/06)

Shays, LoBiondo Introduce Legislation to Speed up NLRB Investigations (5/5/06)

Shays Encourages Fourth District High Schoolers to Enter Congressional Arts Competition (5/4/06)

Shays Shepherds Norwalk through First Step Toward $1 million for Environmental Improvements (5/4/06)

Shays Amendment will Tighten Port Security (5/4/06)

Shays Statement on H.R. 4975, the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act (5/3/06)

Shays, Meehan, Reform Community to Oppose Weak Lobby Reform Bill (5/2/06)

Shays Probes Viability of Sanctions After Oil for Food, UN Management Reforms (5/2/06)

April 2006

Economy Grows at Robust Rate (4/28/06)

Shays Extends Office Hours to Make Staff Available for Medicare Questions (4/28/06)

Shays Fights for Tougher Ethics, Lobbying Reform (4/27/06)

With Exxon Releasing Outrageous Profits Reports, Shays Works to Repeal Oil Company Tax Break Giveaways (4/27/06)

Music and Arts Center for Humanity Receives NEA Grant (4/27/06)

Bid to Strengthen Civil Liberties Board Blocked Again (4/26/06)

Shays Staff to Hold Field Office Hours in Norwalk, Monroe, Weston and Wilton (4/26/06)

Redding Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovation Gets Started with $5 Million Check from USDA Rural Development (4/25/06)

Shays Hears from GAO About Their On the Ground Audits in Iraq (4/25/06)

Shays Calls on President to Investigate Gas Price Gouging and Encourages Commitment to Conservation (4/24/06)

Bridgeport Celebrates $23M Bus Station Groundbreaking (4/24/06)

AmeriCorps Awards ASPIRA 24 Corps Members (4/24/06)

Shays to Hold Community Meetings (4/24/06)

Shays Announces Upcoming Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Presentations and Enrollment Assistance (4/14/06)

Reps. Maloney, Fossella and Shays Demand 9/11 Responder Health Treatment Plan NOW (4/12/06)

Shays, Moccia, CT DSS Host Medicare Prescription Drug Briefing at Norwalk Hospital (4/10/06)

Shays Supports Governor’s Efforts to Control Gas Prices; Calls for Long-Term Energy Reforms (4/10/06)

Representative Shays Honored By The Humane Society of the United States For Supporting Animal Friendly Legislation (4/07/06)

Shays, Moccia, CT DSS to Host Medicare Prescription Drug Briefing at Norwalk Hospital (4/06/06)

Shays, Meehan 527 Reform Act Passes Houses (4/05/06)

Shays Congratulates Bridgeport on Recognition of Education Improvement (4/05/06)

Lantos, Shays PETS Bill Advances in the House, is Introduced in the Senate (4/05/06)

Shays joins Fabrizi, Business Council of Fairfield County in Discussion with President Bush on Controlling Healthcare Costs (4/05/06)

SW Connecticut Partnership Gets National Support (4/05/06)

Shays Probes Security at Nuclear Power Plants (4/04/06)

March 2006

Shays Fights Proposed Weakening of Taxpayer Privacy Protections (3/31/06)

Members of Delegation Call on Sikorsky to Reverse Decision That Sends Work Out of Connecticut (3/30/06)

Big Day for Campaign Finance Reform Fight (3/30/06)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours in Norwalk, Redding, Shelton, Easton (3/29/06)

Bridgeport to Receive Additional Brownfields Funding (3/28/06)

Shays Announces HUD Support of Affordable Housing in Stamford (3/28/06)

Governor Rell Announces State Funding to Purchase Property for Bridgeport Steel Point Development Project (3/27/06)

Shays, Langevin Work for Tougher Chemical Plant Security (3/21/06)

Woolsey and Shays Introduce Bill to Protect Equal Opportunities For Women (3/16/06)

Shays, Maloney, Udall Fight for Stronger, Well-Funded Civil Liberties Board (3/16/06)

Shays Wins Increased Funding for Community Action Program in Iraq (3/16/06)

Shays Applauds Iraq Study Group (3/15/06)

Shays Holds Third Hearing on Overclassification (3/14/06)

Shays Staff to Hold Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Briefings (3/14/06)

As Medicare Rx Express Bus Stops in Stamford, Shays Promotes Prescription Drug Benefit (3/13/06)

Shays Hosts Government Reform Subcommittee Field Hearing on Brownfield Redevelopment in Connecticut (3/13/06)

Connecticut Delegation Calls for FEMA Emergency Assistance to Connecticut (3/13/06)

Medicare Mobile Office Bus Tour Visits Stamford to Highlight New Prescription Drug Coverage (3/10/06)

Preventing Another Dubai Ports Fiasco: New Legislation to Toughen Foreign Acquisition Review Process, Safeguard National Security (3/10/06)

JDRF Fairfield County Chapter Families Meet With Rep. Christopher Shays as Part of National Promise to Remember Me Campaign (03/09/06)

Shays, Meehan, Wilson, Gerlach, English Push for Stronger Ethics Process in Congress (03/08/06)

Shays, Frank Take Lead to Restore CDBG Funding (03/07/06)

As South Dakota Attacks Roe v. Wade, Shays Defends Choice (03/07/06)

Shays Commends Decision to Sell Plan B (03/06/06)

Shays Comment on Broadwater Study (03/02/06)

Shays Advocates for Congressional Oversight of Port Sale (03/01/06)

Shays Staff to Hold Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Briefings (03/01/06)

February 2006

U.S. Representative Christopher Shays Honored by Voices for National Service in Recognition
of His Leadership of National Service (02/23/06)

New England Lawmakers Urge Regional Approach to LNG Facilities (02/23/06)

As Civil Liberties Board Lies Dormant, a Congressional Call for White House Action (02/21/06)

Governor Rell, Congressman Shays Announce $600,000 Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mills Site in Redding (02/17/06)

Lawmakers Begin Push for New Thorough Federal Review of United Arab Emirates-Owned Company Taking Control of Major U.S. Ports in NY, NJ and East Coast (02/16/06)

Shays, Meehan Introduce Ethics Enforcement Legislation (02/16/06)

Katrina Panel Releases Report on Hurricane Failures (02/15/06)

Shays Conducts Oversight of National Security Whistleblower Protections (02/14/06)

Shays Returns from 11th Oversight Trip to Iraq, Israel (02/09/06)

Shays Calls for Comprehensive Review of the President's Budget Proposal (02/07/06)

Maloney, Shays urge Funding for Civil Liberties Board in FY 07 Budget (02/07/06)

Shays Supports Slowing the Growth in Entitlement Spending (02/01/06)

January 2006

Shays Statement in Honor of Coretta Scott King (01/31/06)

Shays, Maloney Call on Pataki, Corzine to Confirm Commitment to Ensure World Trade Center Memorial Built to NYC Code (01/26/06)

Dodd, Lieberman, Shays, Announce Green Bond Awardee (01/26/06)

Shays, Turner Lead Request to President for 2007 CDBG Funds (01/24/06)

Shays Announces Upcoming Staff Field Office Hours in Norwalk, Ridgefield, Shelton and Weston (01/24/06)

Shays, Meehan React to Supreme Court Delay on Ad Limit Ruling (01/23/06)

Shays Statement on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade (01/23/06)

With Home Heating Costs on the Rise, Shays Offers Legislation to Decrease Dependence on Foreign Oil, Build Market for Renewables (01/19/06)

Shays Staff to Hold Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Briefings (01/09/06)

Shays Calls for Party Leadership Elections (01/06/06)

Shays Hails Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act (01/05/06)

Connecticut to Receive $2,304,322 in Additional LIHEAP Funding (01/05/06)

Shays to Hold Community Meetings in January (01/03/06)

December 2005

Fourth District to Receive $4,624,897 in HUD Continuum of Care Homelessness Assistance Program Funding (12/22/05)

The WorkPlace, Inc. to Receive EPA Support for Job Training (12/22/05)

Shays Votes Against Drilling in ANWR (12/19/05)

McCain, Shays Introduce Lobby Disclosure Legislation (12/16/05)

Congressman Christopher Shays - Representing Connecticut's Fourth District