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Representing the 1st District of Connecticut

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Larson Applauds $2 Million Grant to Help Formerly Incarcerated People

May 14, 2019 Press Release
Today, Rep. John B Larson (CT-01) applauded the recent announcement of a $2 million grant to Community Partners in Action, who has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Larson Calls for Senate Action on House Passed Disaster Relief Funding

May 10, 2019 Press Release
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for H.R. 2157 to provide $17.2 billion in supplemental emergency funding for ongoing disaster recovery efforts following the hurricanes, wildfires, floods and other recent natural disasters.

Public Forum on Protecting and Enhancing Social Security

May 6, 2019 Event

Dear Friends,

On Monday, May 6th, I will be hosting a discussion on the future of Social Security. Social Security isn’t an entitlement, it’s the insurance you’ve paid for. It is the working American’s retirement guarantee, providing economic security for millions of Americans including seniors, people with disabilities, and children and spouses who have lost a provider.  We need to enhance the program’s benefits so that no one who has worked their whole life retires into poverty.

Chairman Larson Holds Hearing on Comprehensive Legislation to Enhance Social Security

April 10, 2019 Press Release
Today, Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) held a hearing focused on comprehensive legislative proposals to enhance Social Security, including the Social Security 2100 Act.

Larson Votes for Bipartisan Prescription Drug Price Bill in Committee

April 9, 2019 Press Release
Today, the Ways and Means Committee marked-up the H.R. 2113, the Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting (STAR) Act, which will require more transparency regarding prescription drug prices.

Public Forum and Protecting and Enhancing Social Security

April 5, 2019 Event

Dear friends,

 

On Friday, April 5th, I will be hosting a discussion on the future of Social Security. Social Security isn’t an entitlement, it’s the insurance you’ve paid for. It is the working American’s retirement guarantee, providing economic security for millions of Americans including seniors, people with disabilities, and children and spouses who have lost a provider.  We need to enhance the program’s benefits so that no one who has worked their whole life retires into poverty.

 

Larson Announces Record Support for F-35, Increase in Program Impact in CT

April 3, 2019 Press Release
Today, the Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Co-Chair of the Congressional Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Caucus announced record support for the F-35 Program, with 103 bipartisan cosigners for the FY2019 appropriations and authorization letter.

Larson Honors Vietnam Veterans on National Vietnam Veterans Day, Announces Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin Ceremony

March 29, 2019 Press Release
On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), along with his Veterans Advisory Council, announced that they will hold a Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin ceremony for Vietnam Veterans on Flag Day, June 14th at 11:00 AM at the State Armory.

Larson Calls for Tax Reform That’s Fair for the Middle-Class

March 27, 2019 Press Release
In today’s Ways and Means Committee hearing, “The 2017 Tax Law and Who it Left Behind,” Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) highlighted how Connecticut middle-class families are paying more, while the wealthy get a tax break.

After Seeing Conditions Firsthand, Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy Urge HUD Improve Affordable Housing in the North End

March 25, 2019 Press Release
U.S. Representative John Larson (CT-1) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), ) sent a leader to Secretary Ben Carson urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide funding for revamping the Barbour Gardens and Infill Apartments in Hartford’s North End while paying more attention to tenant concerns about living conditions in other HUD assisted housing and adequate relocation assistance.

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