Jahana Hayes represents Connecticut’s 5th District in the United States House of Representatives. The district spans northwest and central Connecticut and includes Danbury, Litchfield County, the Farmington Valley, the Naugatuck Valley, Meriden, and her hometown of Waterbury. She serves on committees of Education and Labor, and Agriculture where she is the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations.
The Build Back Better Act helps families raising children; those seeking better educational and employment opportunities; lowers prescription costs, expands affordable housing, childcare, and healthcare; provides paid family leave and addresses climate change. The bill would lower the cost of college and childcare, invest in child nutrition programs to fight against child hunger, expands broadband capacity and affordability for our rural neighbors, help older Americans and individuals with disabilities with home-based care, replace energy inefficient heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and advances improvements in veteran health care facilities. Congresswoman Hayes helped draft legislative provisions, such as the language which would replace heavy duty diesel school buses with zero emission vehicles and ensure high-quality childcare is a universal benefit for all Connecticut families.