2025 Press Releases

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• 5/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement in Strong Support of Striking Pratt & Whitney Workers

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in support of striking Pratt & Whitney machinists.

• 2/4/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Urging Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today sending a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, to return for further questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The request follows alarming reports of politically motivated firings at the FBI and efforts to compile a list of agents involved in investigating the January 6th Capitol riots.

• 6/26/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Multi-State Letter Reminding Hospitals of Their Obligation to Provide Access to Emergency Abortion Care Under Federal Law

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general issuing a letter to the American Hospital Association reminding hospitals of their obligation to comply with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).

• 7/15/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Curb Unscrupulous ICE Tactics

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general sending a letter to members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation generally prohibiting federal immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identity and requiring them to show their identification and agency-identifying insignia.

• 5/22/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Following Senate Approval of Legislation to Increase Penalties for Reckless Driving

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement following unanimous passage in the state Senate of legislation to increase penalties for reckless driving.

• 5/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Protect Scientific Research and Education Programs

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop its illegal attempts to cut critical National Science Foundation (NSF) programs and funding that help maintain the United States’ position as a global leader in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

• 6/11/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Approval of Frontier-Verizon Merger

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of the proposed merger of Frontier and Verizon.

• 2/5/2025 Attorney General Tong and 14 Other Attorneys General Issue Joint Statement on Protecting Access to Gender-Affirming Care

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 14 other attorneys general to reaffirm their commitment to protecting access to gender-affirming care in the face of the Trump Administration’s recent Executive Order.

• 2/10/2025 Attorney General Tong Seeks Legislation to Combat Shrinkflation, Price Gouging

  Attorney General William Tong today urged lawmakers to back legislation proposed by the Office of the Attorney General to combat “shrinkflation” and price gouging contributing to unaffordable grocery bills for Connecticut families.

• 5/8/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Whistleblower Suit Against CVS Pharmacy for Overbilling Medicaid for Prescriptions

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that Connecticut has joined a whistleblower suit and filed a complaint in intervention against CVS Pharmacy, Inc. alleging the pharmacy fraudulently overbilled state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs dispensed at its retail pharmacies.

• 2/13/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Preliminary Injunction Issued in Birthright Citizenship Case

  ttorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Delaware, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Vermont, and the City of San Francisco in releasing the following statement in response to a preliminary injunction being granted by a federal judge against President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order terminating birthright citizenship.

• 2/14/2025 Attorney General Tong Stands with Transgender Military Members in Challenge to President Trump’s Discriminatory Executive Order

  ttorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in filing a “friend of the court,” or amicus brief, to support a lawsuit aiming to block the implementation of President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. The brief argues that the executive order is unconstitutional, harms national security, and discriminates against transgender people honorably serving in our nation’s military, including the National Guard in every state.

• 7/15/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces $202 Million Settlement with Gilead Sciences Over Illegal Kickbacks

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 48 other attorneys general in securing $202 million from Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), for running an illegal kickback scheme to promote its HIV medications.

• 2/26/2025 Walgreens to Pay $97.8M to Resolve Allegations it Billed the Government for Uncollected Prescriptions

  Attorney General William Tong and 49 other attorneys general joined the U.S. Department of Justice today in settling allegations against Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens).

• 5/8/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Following Unanimous House Approval of Legislation to Increase Penalties for Reckless Driving

  ttorney General William Tong released a statement following a unanimous vote in the House of Representatives to advance legislation to increase penalties for reckless driving.