2020 Press Releases

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• 7/21/2020 AG Tong Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Allowing Health Care Discrimination

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop a new Trump Administration rule that makes it easier for health care providers and insurance companies to discriminate against certain vulnerable and protected classes of Americans.

• 1/16/2020 Connecticut Sues to Block Federal Plan to Eliminate Food Assistance for Nearly 700,000 Struggling Americans

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 15 attorneys general and New York City in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from eliminating food assistance for nearly 700,000 Americans – including almost 26,000 people in Connecticut.

• 9/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Opposes Trump Administration Proposal Allowing Predatory Lenders to Take Advantage of Connecticut’s Most Vulnerable Communities

  Coalition Sends Letter Asking Federal Banking Regulator to Withdraw Rule Facilitating ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Schemes

• 4/3/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges the VA to Suspend Deadlines and Collection Activities for Veterans During COVID-19 Pandemic

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general led by California in submitting a letter urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to suspend benefits claims deadlines and debt collection activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 6/16/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges EPA to Protect Drinking Water from Toxic Forever Chemicals

  Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, as part of a 22-state coalition filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) supporting the agency’s plan to regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), two types of PFAS “forever” chemicals, under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. While supportive of regulating PFOS and PFOA, the states also asked EPA to propose drinking water standards for other PFAS chemicals as well. The standards should reflect current science and protect human health, and EPA should act as quickly as possible.

• 7/21/2020 Attorney General Tong Sues EPA to Protect Clean Water Act Oversight

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule unlawfully curtailing state authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.

• 6/1/2020 AG Tong and State Police Release PSA Encouraging Residents to Fact Check COVID19 Information

  Attorney General William Tong and the Connecticut State Police today released a Public Service Announcement encouraging residents to fact check the information they receive about the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 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.

• 10/6/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Seeking Supreme Court Review of Trump-Pence Administration’s Title X Family Planning Gag Rule

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general today filing a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the Trump-Pence Administration’s gag rule that has dismantled the nation’s Title X family planning program.

• 9/2/2020 Connecticut and DC Attorneys General Question Premom Fertility App Over Privacy Concerns

  Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine released a letter today to the CEO of Premom, questioning the fertility app over reports the company may have shared sensitive user data with third partner advertising and analytics firms without user consent.

• 9/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Fight Against Trump Administration’s Attempts to Undermine Accurate Census Count

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a large, coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine the 2020 Decennial Census.

• 3/5/2020 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Urge Residents to be Aware of Potential 2020 Census Scams

  With notices informing Americans about the need to participate in the decennial national headcount set to arrive in the mail mid-March, Attorney General William Tong, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are urging Connecticut residents to be aware of potential 2020 Census scams.

• 9/24/2020 AG Tong Files brief in Support of States' Authority to Regulate Price Gouging

  Tong, 31 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Arguing States’ Price Gouging Laws Are Necessary to Protect Vulnerable Residents During Emergencies

• 7/21/2020 AG Tong Sues EPA Over New Rule Undermining Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states, cities and counties in suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its rule reversing the agency’s determination — first made nearly 20 years ago — that it is “appropriate and necessary” under the Clean Air Act to regulate mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants.

• 1/9/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief in Support of State of Rhode Island in its Lawsuit to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Costs of Climate Change

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 13 states in filing an amicus brief supporting the State of Rhode Island in its lawsuit State of Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co., LLC, et al., which seeks to hold oil and petroleum companies accountable for their actions contributing to climate change and the resulting harms, including from sea-level rise, changes to the hydrologic cycle, and increased air and ocean temperatures.