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CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Insurance and Real Estate Committee in opposition to Section 1 of H.B. 7078: An Act Concerning the Removal of Unauthorized Persons from Real Property that was before the committee at the meeting on March 4, 2025. Co-authored by CVLC’s Supervising Attorney, Civil Legal Unit Darren Pruslow and… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Insurance and Real Estate Committee

CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee in support of several bills that were before the committee at the meeting on March 4, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how these bills will support Connecticut Veterans. Please read our testimony below.… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee

CVLC is proud to testify before the Connecticut Appropriations Committee in support of adding funding to support the the Right to Counsel program, at the meeting on February 11, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony outlined the importance of the Right to Counsel program for Connecticut Veterans. Please read out… Continue Reading CVLC Testifies in Support of Right to Counsel

CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee in support of and opposition of several bills which were before the committee at the meeting on February 13, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how these bills will either support or negatively impact… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee

CVLC is proud to submit testimony in support of SJ 35: Resolution Proposing a State Constitutional Amendment Concerning Discrimination on the Basis of Sex Under the Equal Protection Clause.  Authored by VAMU Supervising Attorney Chelsea Donaldson, this testimony aims to outline how this amendment will ensure protection for our states’ Veterans. Please read out testimony… Continue Reading CVLC Testifies in Support of Connecticut SJ 35

CVLC is proud to testify to the Connecticut Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee in support of 5 bills before the committee at the meeting on January 30, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how these bills will support Connecticut Veterans. Please read out testimony below. To read the… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee

“Dear Leaders Thune and Schumer, Chairman Wicker, and Ranking Member Reed, We write to express our opposition to Trump’s nominee for the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who is wholly unfit to lead this agency.” READ THE FULL LETTER OPPOSING MR. HEGSETH’S NOMINATION HERE (PDF): Coalition Letter Opposing Hegseth DoD Nomination – Updated January 2025… Continue Reading CVLC Joins Coalition in Opposition to Mr. Hegseth’s Nomination to SecDef

We stand alongside our friends and colleagues in support of several bills currently for review before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee. If passed, these bill will dramatically effect the lives and wellbeing. Read the full bills here: – SB 344, text – SB 348, text – HB 5402, text – HB 5403, text –… Continue Reading Advocacy Testimony: Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee

We stand alongside our friends and colleagues in support of S.B. 238: An Act Expanding Eligibility For Grants From The Military Relief Fund. If passed, this bill will expand the allowance of grants from the Military Relief Fund for essential household goods or services. Read the full bill here. You can read our full testimony, submitted… Continue Reading Advocacy Testimony: SB 238