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March 8, 2018
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauds the announcement that East Hartford native, Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz, has been nominated to be the 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard by President Trump.
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2017 re-cap from Rep. Larson.
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November 8, 2017
Today, during the Ways and Means Mark-Up of the Republican tax plan, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), supported Rep. John Lewis’s (GA-05) amendment on the Cost of War.
Issues:DefenseTax Policy
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November 1, 2017
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement upon his call for a renewed Authorization of Use of Military Force (AUMF) to be passed in Congress.
Issues:Defense
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September 6, 2017
The Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced today that Sikorsky has signed a $304 million contract with the U.S. Navy enabling Sikorsky to begin Connecticut construction of the first two production CH-53K “King Stallion” helicopters. The Marine Corps plans to procure 200 of these heavy lift helicopters from Sikorsky.
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August 21, 2017
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump’s announcement on his plan for the United States' involvement in Afghanistan.
Issues:DefenseForeign Policy
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August 13, 2017
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.
Issues:DefenseForeign Policy
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July 19, 2017
Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) welcomed the Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared TurboFan (GTF) commercial engine to the U.S. Capitol.
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July 14, 2017
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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June 2, 2017
Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) attended the ribbon cutting for the new United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) Innovation Hub in East Hartford.