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Musings of a Connecticut Congressman and Top Intel Dem who dabbles in beekeeping, bicycling, and mead-making. Also shellfishing.
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Remembering 9/11 25 Years Later (opens the original)
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On the 25th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks, we remember the thousands of Americans who lost their lives, including 161 of our friends and neighbors in Connecticut. We also remember the first responders who ran towards danger rather than away from it, many of whom never made it home.Today and every day, we strive to recognize them in our work, to commemorate them in our words, and to honor them in our actions. Last week, the House Intelligence Committee visited the crash site of Flight
NYT Op-Ed: Trump Is Undermining Faith in Elections Again. Don’t Buy It. (opens the original)
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On Thursday evening, President Trump plans to give a rare prime-time address to the nation. He reportedly intends to revive the debunked claim that he, not Joe Biden, won the presidential election of 2020, the same claim that led to the lethal but unsuccessful attack on my workplace, the U.S. Capitol, on Jan. 6, 2021. But this time there will be a difference.Mr. Trump now has at his disposal the full backing of his cabinet and much of the Republican Party, including key leaders of the American i
Thoughts on America 250 (opens the original)
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Fifty years ago, I was about to turn 10 as the United States celebrated its bicentennial. I had recently arrived after a childhood spent mostly in South America. I was astounded at everything around me: freedom, openness, no military in the streets. I happened to be in Colorado, and I marveled at the barbecues, the mountains of food, rivers of cold beer, music, and fireworks. Everyone was out in the beautiful mountain air celebrating. I vowed in that moment to live to see our tricentennial. I’m
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