2019 Press Releases

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• 9/20/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER ATTEMPT TO TRAMPLE CALIFORNIA’S AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN LONGSTANDING CLEAN CAR STANDARDS

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful regulation designed to preempt California’s greenhouse gas emissions and Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) standards, also known as California’s Advanced Clean Car Standards.

• 12/13/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG STATEMENT ON SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the seventh anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School

• 4/9/2019 LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN CONNECTICUT PASSES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the Judiciary Committee voted 24 to 15 to pass legislation strengthening the Office of the Attorney General's ability to enforce civil rights laws in Connecticut.

• 6/24/2019 DRUG PRICE-FIXING COMPLAINT UNSEALED

  Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today released the full, unredacted complaint against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation's largest generic drug manufacturers after the court granted the states' motion to unseal the complaint.

• 1/23/2019 AG Tong, Banking Commissioner Perez Caution Federal Workers to Beware of Predatory Online Payday Lenders during Ongoing Federal Shutdown

  While many Connecticut financial institutions are stepping up to the plate to provide no-interest, low-interest loans and other financial assistance to furloughed federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown, Attorney General William Tong and Department of Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez today cautioned workers to avoid predatory online payday lenders who may seek to exploit struggling workers with unaffordable and potentially illegal payday loans or disguise themselves as participants in Governor Lamont’s zero-percent public-private loan program passed by the legislature yesterday.

• 6/25/2019 AG TONG SECURES TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED WASHINGTON DUMP

• 8/29/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG STATEMENT ON TRUMP PLAN TO END AUTOMATIC BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS BORN ABROAD

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement regarding the Trump Administration's plan to end automatic birthright citizenship for children of servicemembers and government employees born abroad.

• 9/30/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SUPPORTS DACA HOLDERS IN SCOTUS BRIEF

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general led by New York Attorney General Letitia James in filing a brief in the United States Supreme Court in the coalition’s ongoing lawsuit to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The lawsuit, originally filed in September 2017, will be heard by the Supreme Court this fall. The suit argues that the Trump Administration’s attempt to revoke DACA was based on a faulty legal analysis and harmed State residents, institutions, and economies.

• 8/12/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG TO CHALLENGE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE ATTACK ON IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today signaling his intent to challenge the Trump Administration's new "public charge" rule, which would deny citizenship and permanent residency to immigrant families who receive, or are deemed likely to need, basic nutrition, healthcare, and housing benefits.

• 5/24/2019 AG TONG JOINS COALITION CALLING FOR AUTOMATIC DISCHARGES OF STUDENT LOANS FOR TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED VETERANS

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 52 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service.

• 4/23/2019 CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSIONER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL URGE FAMILIES TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT CHARITY DONATIONS IN WAKE OF SRI LANKA BOMBINGS

  The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull, and Attorney General William Tong are urging those who wish to donate to victims of families of the attacks in Sri Lanka to donate carefully. Scammers often take advantage of those who want to support others after major crisis like this.

• 4/24/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT ARGUMENTS ON CENSUS CITIZENSHIP QUESTION

• 10/29/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG, COALITION URGES FEDERAL COOPERATION WITH STATES ON CLEAN ENERGY GOALS

  AGs Argue that Combatting the Climate Crisis Requires Collaboration with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

• 5/21/2019 CONNECTICUT JOINS COALITION OF 23 CITIES AND STATES SUING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP RULE ALLOWING DISCRIMINATION IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE

  HHS Final Rule Seeks to Expand Ability of Businesses and Individuals to Refuse to Provide Necessary Health Care on the Basis of Their “Religious, Moral, Ethical, or Other” Beliefs

• 5/31/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG STATEMENT ON DOJ SETTLEMENT WITH HERITAGE PHARMACEUTICALS OVER GENERIC DRUG PRICE FIXING

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement today regarding news that Heritage Pharmaceuticals has entered into a $7 million criminal and civil settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding price fixing of generic drugs.