Matt Lesser @MattLesser
State senator, dad, friend to dogs. Serving Middletown, Newington, Cromwell, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield Connecticut. Admiral in the Nebraska Navy. linktr.ee/mattlesser Middletown, CT Joined October 2008-
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So let me get this straight. Trump gets into a trade war with China. China stops buying American crops. Argentine farmers fill the gap, screwing US farmers out of billions. Trump then sends $20 billion to help out Argentina's economy. How is this winning? What am I missing?
So let me get this straight. Trump gets into a trade war with China. China stops buying American crops. Argentine farmers fill the gap, screwing US farmers out of billions. Trump then sends $20 billion to help out Argentina's economy. How is this winning? What am I missing?
This photo shows the Treasury Secretary reading a text from the Agriculture Secretary. She's worried China has outmaneuvered the US by buying up Argentine soybeans at the expense of our farmers, even as the Administration plans to bail out Argentina with billions of dollars.
Attention Middletown and Cromwell parents middletownpress.com/news/education…
I met this morning with Cromwell seniors about the constitutional crisis - and Connecticut's special role in protecting our residents from federal cuts and federal overreach.
Jeffries: "Trump announced he's imposing tariffs on Oct. 1 on prescription drugs which is gonna increase prescription drug prices, in addition to the healthcare price increases we're experiencing, the increases in grocery costs, the increases in housing costs, the increases in…
BIG WIN - Nexstar has backed down. @JimmyKimmelLive is coming back on the air in Connecticut.
Come sail the ocean main (or at least Long Island Sound)
Great to welcome the community to Cromwell's new middle school. I was thrilled to help secure the funding that made this facility possible. From an outdoor amphitheater to lab space to a beautiful performance space it feels less like a middle school and more like a college campus
The people whose premiums are set to soar 400% on January 1 aren't immigrants- they're middle class Americans.
The people whose premiums are set to soar 400% on January 1 aren't immigrants- they're middle class Americans.
As an American of Argentinian descent... I would rather have the American President bail out American families facing a 400% increase in their health insurance premiums January 1 and the highest grocery prices in history than bail out the Argentinian economy.
As an American of Argentinian descent... I would rather have the American President bail out American families facing a 400% increase in their health insurance premiums January 1 and the highest grocery prices in history than bail out the Argentinian economy.
The math doesn't math.
This is what’s happening to the dollar while you’re being distracted btw. It’s literally unprecedented.
CT State Senator @MattLesser is asking AG Tong to review a proposed merger between Nexstar and Tegna. More: thelaurelct.com/lesser-asks-fo…
🍎🍯 Shana Tova! On behalf of everyone at CT Senate Democrats, we wish all who are celebrating Rosh Hashanah a sweet, healthy, and happy new year. May this year be filled with peace, joy, and new beginnings. 🌟
Always great to see Senator Murphy in Newington!
Always great to see Senator Murphy in Newington!
👍👇 Agree.

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