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“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

UPDATE 3/1/2024: SB 143 has officially passed committee and is headed to the Senate Floor. Read more from CT Mirror here: After day-long debate, Housing Committee OKs tenant protections —- We stand alongside our friends and colleagues in support of S.B. 143: An Act Concerning Evictions for Cause. If passed, this bill will expand protection… Continue Reading Advocacy Testimony: SB 143

Right to Counsel Testimony before the Appropriations Committee February 13, 2024 Senator Osten, Representative Walker, Senator Berthel and Representative Nuccio, and members of the Appropriations Committee, my name is [add your name], and I live in [add your town]. I write to urge you to provide $2 million in funding for the Right to Counsel… Continue Reading Sample Right to Counsel Testimony Language

Since the launch of Right to Counsel–which provides guaranteed legal aid for low-income renters facing eviction–more than 3,800 Connecticut renter households have been served including hundreds of Veterans. This innovative program has gained national recognition, leveling the playing field and making Connecticut a leader in the fight for equal access to justice. Learn more information… Continue Reading Advocacy Alert: Help Us Secure the Future of Right to Counsel Funding

On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Supervising Attorney, VA Benefits, Chelsea Donaldson represented CLVC alongside Homes for the Brave’s Vincent Santilli and local veterans at Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro’s press conference at West Haven Veterans Museum & Learning Center to share information on how proposed cuts to VA funding would impact veterans in Connecticut: “The Connecticut Veterans… Continue Reading CVLC Urges Support for VA Funding