2021 Press Releases

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• 12/31/2019 AG Tong Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule Undermining Energy Efficiency Standards for Dishwashers

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the City of New York in filing a lawsuit challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE) final rule undermining current energy efficiency standards for residential dishwashers.

• 1/6/2021 AG Tong Statement On Violent Insurrection

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol today.

• 9/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Backing Commonsense Approach to Concealed Carry Laws

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending New York’s law regulating when individuals may obtain a license to carry firearms in public.

• 7/30/2021 Attorney General Tong, DCP, OCC Announce $400 Settlement With Town Square Energy Over Improper Marketing

  Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull, Acting Consumer Counsel Richard Sobolewski, and the Public Utility Regulatory Authority’s Office of Education Outreach and Enforcement today announced a $400,000 settlement with third-party electric supplier Town Square Energy, resolving claims that the company’s marketing tactics violated state consumer protection laws.

• 6/14/2021 AG Tong Urges NHTSA To Repeal Trump-Era Attack On California Authority To Set Clean Car Standards

  — Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 states and 4 cities in urging the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) to repeal a Trump-era rule, known as the “Preemption Rule,” that purported to preempt California’s greenhouse gas and zero-emission-vehicles (ZEV) standards.

• 5/18/2021 Attorney General Tong Praises House Passage of Price Gouging Legislation

  Attorney General William Tong applauded a bipartisan 130-18 vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives passing legislation to strengthen the state’s ability to combat price gouging.

• 12/16/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Dreamers

  Pushes Back on Texas Lawsuit Attacking DACA

• 8/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls for Faster Implementation of Anti Robocall Technology

  Attorney General William Tong today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight back against the scourge of illegal robocalls by moving up the deadline for smaller telephone companies to implement caller ID technology.

• 6/30/2021 AG Tong Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Leave CDC Eviction Moratorium in Place

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to leave the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium in place until the end of July.

• 3/4/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins FTC, Multistate Coalition Shutting Down Massive Charity Fraud Robocall Operation

  Defendants placed more than 1.3 billion deceptive fundraising calls—most illegal robocalls— claiming to support veterans, children, firefighters