2020 Press Releases

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• 3/26/2020 Attorney General Tong and DCP Commissioner Seagull Release Guidance for Charitable Giving During COVID-19 Pandemic

  Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull released the following guidance for charitable giving during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 6/18/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on SCOTUS DACA Decision

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision today blocking the Trump Administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

• 12/31/2020 Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition of Attorneys General in Important Win on Prescription Drugs

  Statement on HHS Advisory Opinion on 340B Drug Pricing Program

• 7/13/2020 CT Joins Lawsuit Seeking Nationwide Injunction Against New Visa Rule for International Students

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop a new federal rule that threatens to bar hundreds of thousands of international students from studying in the United States.

• 12/30/2020 An Open Letter from Attorney General William Tong on his Second Year In Office

  This year has been unlike any other. “Unprecedented” barely scrapes the surface of both the tragedy and heroism we have experienced.

• 12/31/2020 AG Tong Statement On Major Victory to Protect Public Health

  State Supreme Court Affirms Governor’s Authority During Public Health And Civil Preparedness Emergencies

• 8/10/2020 AG Tong Warns Connecticut Residents to be on Alert for Tree Removal, Power Restoration Scams in the Wake of Last Week’s Storm

  Attorney General William Tong today warned Connecticut residents to be on alert for tree removal, power restoration or other repair scams in areas still without power or where heavy damage resulted from Tropical Storm Isaias.

• 3/24/2020 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull Warn Consumers, Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries of Fraudulent Covid-19 At-home Testing Kits

  Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are warning consumers about scammers who may try to capitalize on fears of the COVID-19 pandemic by marketing and selling fake at-home testing kits for coronavirus.

• 5/6/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 20 States and the District of Columbia Defending the ACA in U.S. Supreme Court

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 21 attorneys general filing a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against efforts by the Trump Administration and the state of Texas to repeal the law and imperil the healthcare of tens of millions of Americans.

• 7/20/2020 Attorney General William Tong Pushes For Graphic Image Warning Labels on Cigarette Packaging

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, in filing an amicus brief supporting federal regulations requiring “graphic image” warning labels, which consist of color images that depict the dangers of smoking, on cigarette packages.

• 10/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Calls on Eversource and United Illuminating to Provide Immediate Compensation to Connecticut Families Following Passage of Energy Bill

  Attorney General William Tong today praised passage of the “Take Back the Grid” bill and called on Eversource and United Illuminating to immediately compensate consumers for food and medicine lost as a result of extended power outages following Tropical Storm Isaias.

• 2/11/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding court approval of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger.

• 4/24/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges PURA to Consider Equity and Fairness in Energy Investments

  In comments filed with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the Office of the Attorney General urged regulators to consider questions of equity and fairness in energy infrastructure investments as our state and nation face unprecedented economic upheaval from the COVID-19 public health crisis.

• 4/24/2020 Attorney General Tong Opposes Plan to Gut Federal Nutrition Standards for School Meals

  Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general opposing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rollbacks of nutrition standards for school meals. In comments filed with the USDA, the coalition argues that the proposed rule substantially weakens existing standards for the school meals that tens of millions of children rely on every day and lacks any sound basis in nutrition science.

• 3/13/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces PURA Has Granted Emergency Moratorium on Utility Shut Offs

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has granted an emergency moratorium on electric, natural gas, and water utility shut-offs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Office of the Attorney General filed a formal petition Thursday seeking to cease all utility service terminations for a 30 day period subject to renewal to ensure all residents may safely remain home during the epidemic.