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Representing the 1st District of Connecticut

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Larson: Congress Needs To Fulfill Its Constitutional Obligation and Return From Recess

August 13, 2017 Press Release
Yesterday, Rep. John Larson (CT-01) sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asking them to call Congress back into session to deal with the escalating situation with North Korea.

Larson Welcomes Pratt & Whitney Engine to Capitol

July 19, 2017 Press Release
Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) welcomed the Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared TurboFan (GTF) commercial engine to the U.S. Capitol.

House Passage of NDAA is a Win for CT's Defense Manufacturing

July 14, 2017 Press Release
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Larson Applauds United Technologies' Announcement of $115M in Additional Investments for New Research Facilities in East Hartford

June 2, 2017 Press Release
Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) attended the ribbon cutting for the new United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) Innovation Hub in East Hartford.

Congressional Delegation Announces $55 Million First Procurement Funds For First CH-53K Production Helicopters in Connecticut

May 23, 2017 Press Release
The Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that Sikorsky has secured a $55 million federal contract from the U.S. Navy to begin purchasing necessary materials to prepare for production of the first CH-53K production helicopters, the U.S. Marine Corps’ new heavy-lift aircraft, to be built by Sikorsky in Connecticut.

Larson, Rooney Statement on Lockheed’s F-35 Announcement

February 3, 2017 Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL)  co-chairmen of the House F-35 Caucus, released the following statement after Lockheed Martin announced it will be driving down the costs of its F-35 aircraft program.

Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy, Courtney Statement on Pentagon F-35 Review

January 27, 2017 Press Release
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Congressman John Larson (CT-1) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the Pentagon today of a review of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program

Larson, Courtney Hail the Deployment of Brand New F-35 Fighter Jets to Support Marine Operations in Japan

January 11, 2017 Press Release
Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) made the following statement today after it was announced that ten new Marine Corps F-35 fighter jets were deployed to Japan

Larson on the Importance of the F-35

December 12, 2016 Press Release

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01)—Co-Chair of the Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Caucus—released the following statement:

Larson Supports FY17 National Defense Authorization Act

December 2, 2016 Press Release

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. Included in the bill was a bipartisan provision he authored with Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) to ensure military families who have children on the autism spectrum can receive the care they need. Earlier this year, TRICARE—the health insurance program for active duty and retired military personnel and families—drastically cut reimbursement rates for applied behavior analysis (ABA), a widely recognized treatment for children on the autism spectrum.

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