2020 Press Releases

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• 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

• 7/29/2020 AG Tong and Secretary Merrill Urge Businesses to Use New State Portal to Help Prevent Government Imposter Scams

  In conjunction with the launch of business.ct.gov, Attorney General William Tong and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill are reminding businesses of the dangers posed by so-called “government imposter” scams, and the steps businesses can take to protect themselves.

• 5/27/2020 Attorney General Tong Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Reckless Rollback of National Clean Car Standards

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s disastrous final rule rolling back the national Clean Car Standards. The previous standards required appropriate and feasible improvements in fuel economy and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and light trucks. Since their introduction in 2010, these standards have saved consumers money, reduced harmful emissions, and helped protect the health of our communities. The Trump Administration’s misguided Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles (SAFE) rule stops this progress in its tracks, hurting the economy and public health at a time when the country can least afford it. In the lawsuit, the coalition will argue that the final rule unlawfully violates the Clean Air Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

• 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.

• 6/24/2020 Attorney General Tong Sues to Stop Trump Administration’s Illegal Elimination of Critical Regulatory Safeguards for Students

  Attorney General William Tong joined 19 attorneys general filing suit today against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to stop the elimination of critical protections for students considering enrolling in for-profit colleges and vocational schools.

• 7/8/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on Little Sisters of the Poor Decision

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on this morning’s Supreme Court decision in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania.

• 3/4/2020 Attorney General Tong: No President is Immune from Justice

  Attorney General William Tong today joined Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring and a coalition of 16 attorneys general fighting to ensure that President Trump cannot impede criminal investigations and hide evidence of potential crimes. In an amicus brief filed in Trump v. Vance, the group urges the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a decision by the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which concluded that President Trump cannot block a valid grand jury subpoena sent to his accounting firm. The subpoena seeks financial records as part of an ongoing investigation by the District Attorney of New York.

• 11/10/2020 Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Defending the Affordable Care Act Ahead of Oral Arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court

  Coalition of 20 states and D.C. will defend the ACA in U.S. Supreme Court on November 10, 2020

• 10/5/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Urging Creative Community to Protect Young Viewers from Tobacco Imagery

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 43 attorneys general in urging the creative community to take action to protect young viewers from tobacco imagery in streamed movies and programs.

• 9/30/2020 AG Tong, FTC, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Partners Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Phantom and Abusive Debt Collection

  ‘Operation Corrupt Collector’ targets debt collectors trying to collect on non-existent debts, using illegal scare tactics

• 9/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Peaceful Transition of Power

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the peaceful transition of power.

• 7/30/2020 Attorney General Tong Condemns Blatantly Unlawful Trump Threat to Postpone Election

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s blatantly unlawful threat to postpone the November election.

• 12/23/2020 Attorney General Tong Resolves Data Breach Investigation of Sabre Hospitality Solutions

  Attorney General Tong, along with the attorneys general of 27 states, has entered into a settlement with Sabre Corp. that resolves an investigation into the 2017 data breach of Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ hotel booking system.

• 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

• 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.