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Reproductive rights and health care
Candidate positionAttorney General Tong works every day to safeguard our civil rights and freedoms, fighting alongside state attorneys general nationwide to protect the rights of women, minority communities, immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community. He has vowed to fight in any court, in any state, anywhere access to reproductive healthcare is under threat. He is aggressively defending Connecticut’s post- Sandy Hook gun laws against challenges by out of state gun lobbies. Under his leadership, Connecticut has sued ExxonMobil to end its ongoing, systematic campaign of lies around fossil fuels and climate change.
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Attorney General Tong works every day to safeguard our civil rights and freedoms, fighting alongside state attorneys general nationwide to protect the rights of women, minority communities, immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community. He has vowed to fight in any court, in any state, anywhere access to reproductive healthcare is under threat. He is aggressively defending Connecticut’s post- Sandy Hook gun laws against challenges by out of state gun lobbies. Under his leadership, Connecticut has sued ExxonMobil to end its ongoing, systematic campaign of lies around fossil fuels and climate change.
CT Government
Candidate positionTogether, we will revitalize Connecticut’s economy to bring opportunity and prosperity to every one of our communities.
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Together, we will revitalize Connecticut’s economy to bring opportunity and prosperity to every one of our communities.
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Candidate positionBeliefAttorney General William Tong today joined 21 other states and D.C. in suing to halt the Trump administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits.
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Attorney General William Tong today joined 21 other states and D.C. in suing to halt the Trump administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits.
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Candidate positionBeliefAttorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 16 other attorneys general in opposing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act). In a letter sent to Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Attorney General Tong and the coalition warn that the Clarity Act would jeopardize their ability to protect investors from rampant digital cryptocurrency fraud and scams.
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Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 16 other attorneys general in opposing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act). In a letter sent to Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Attorney General Tong and the coalition warn that the Clarity Act would jeopardize their ability to protect investors from rampant digital cryptocurrency fraud and scams.
Filtered Topic Search
Candidate positionBeliefAttorney General Tong Advises Connecticut Consumers and Businesses of Rights and Requirements Related to New and Updated Privacy Laws
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Attorney General Tong Advises Connecticut Consumers and Businesses of Rights and Requirements Related to New and Updated Privacy Laws
Drive Down Costs for Connecticut Families
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityPrioritizes using the Attorney General's consumer-protection and antitrust authority to reduce unfair costs and address deceptive or anticompetitive practices.
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Drive Down Costs for Connecticut Families
Hold the Addiction Industry Accountable
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionLed and participated in multistate litigation and settlements against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and related companies to recover funds for addiction treatment and prevention.
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Hold the Addiction Industry Accountable
Challenge Generic Drug Price Fixing
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionLed or joined antitrust actions against generic-drug manufacturers over alleged price fixing and anticompetitive conduct.
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Challenge Generic Drug Price Fixing
Protect Children from Harmful Social Media Practices
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionUsed litigation and enforcement authority against major social-media companies over alleged harms to children and addictive platform design.
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Protect Children from Harmful Social Media Practices
Protect Consumer Privacy and Fight Scams
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionPursued privacy, data-breach, robocall, fraud, and consumer-protection enforcement against companies and scammers.
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Protect Consumer Privacy and Fight Scams
Protect Access to Affordable Healthcare
Candidate positionFactVote summary · Goal / PriorityPrioritizes protecting affordable, community-based healthcare and opposing insurance or market practices he says raise costs or reduce access.
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Protect Access to Affordable Healthcare
Defend Reproductive Healthcare Access
Candidate positionFactVote summary · BeliefSupports protecting access to reproductive healthcare and using the Attorney General's legal authority to defend that access.
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Defend Reproductive Healthcare Access
Defend Connecticut Gun Laws
Candidate’s account of past workFactVote summary · Record / Past ActionHas defended Connecticut's assault-weapons and high-capacity-magazine laws against legal challenges.
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Defend Connecticut Gun Laws
