2021 Press Releases

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• 2/19/2021 AG Tong Calls for Cancellation of Federal Student Loan Debt

  Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Congressional Resolutions Calling for the Cancellation of up to $50,000 in Debt Per Student Borrower

• 9/29/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Urging EPA to Adopt More Stringent GHG Standards for Light Duty Vehicles

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, the cities of Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose, and the counties of Denver and San Francisco in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt more stringent greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards for passenger cars and light trucks.

• 12/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Argues Sackler Family "Milked" Purdue in Calculated Strategy to Use Company Bankruptcy as "Haven" for Wrongdoing

  Attorney General William Tong joined the attorneys general of four other states this week in a brief seeking the reversal of the Purdue bankruptcy order granting unprecedented lifetime legal immunity for the Sackler family.

• 8/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Calling on FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes and Oral Nicotine Products

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 states and territories in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt the surge of youth nicotine addiction by enacting restrictions on tobacco products that disproportionately harm youth.

• 3/4/2021 Attorney General, Revenue Services, and Consumer Protection Commissioners Warn Against Fraud, Identity Theft, and Scams During Income Tax Filing Season

  With tax season now in full swing, Attorney General William Tong, Revenue Services Commissioner Mark Boughton, and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull shared tips to protect against identity theft and fraud. Every year, fraudsters and scammers take advantage of tax season to steal refund checks, divert payments, and steal identities.

• 12/16/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Passing of Edith Prague

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the passing of Edith Prague.

• 3/8/2021 AG Tong Defends Age and Background Check Requirements for Semiautomatic Assault Rifle Sales

  Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 19 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filing an amicus brief in support of a Washington state initiative regulating the sale of semiautomatic assault rifles.

• 7/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Support of EPA Proposal to Restore California Waiver for Clean Car Standards

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, as well as the cities of Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose, in support of the EPA’s proposal to restore California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act for its greenhouse gas and zero emission vehicle (ZEV) programs.

• 3/29/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passage of S.B. 363 Out of the Judiciary Committee

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the passage of S.B. 363: An Act Concerning the Duties of the Office of the Attorney General out of the Judiciary Committee today.

• 3/30/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on President Biden's Actions to Respond to Anti-Asian Violence, Xenophobia and Bias

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement supporting President Joe Biden’s announcement today outlining additional actions to respond to Anti-Asian Violence, Xenophobia and Bias.

• 7/16/2021 Sacklers Threaten Connecticut-- Attorney General Tong Says He Will Not Be Intimidated

  Attorney General William Tong today reacted to sanctions threat launched by the Raymond Sackler family seeking to intimidate Connecticut into dropping its objections to the inadequate Purdue bankruptcy plan.

• 3/10/2021 Attorney General Tong Helps Restore Injunction of Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule

  Attorney General William Tong — as part of a coalition that included the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, as well as the corporation counsel for New York City — today helped to restore an injunction against the continued implementation of the Public Charge Rule that had been issued by the Trump Administration.

• 7/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Launches Elder Justice Hotline

  Attorney General William Tong, Aging and Disabilities Commissioner Amy Porter, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and the Coalition for Elder Justice in Connecticut today launched the Elder Justice Hotline-- a “one stop shop” for older in adults in Connecticut in need of information, aid, and justice.

• 7/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Objects to Purdue Bankruptcy Plan With Legal Shield For Sackler Family

  Attorney General William Tong joined eight other attorneys general today filing formal objections to an inadequate and insufficient Purdue bankruptcy plan that would grant a lifetime legal shield to the Sackler family.

• 3/11/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces Multistate Settlement with American Medical Collection Agency Over 2019 Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, as part of a coalition of 41 attorneys general, has settled with Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (“AMCA”) resolving a multistate investigation into the 2019 data breach that exposed the personal information of over 7 million individuals, including 100,266 Connecticut residents and potentially exposed the personal information of up to 21 million individuals throughout the United States.