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Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation wrote to President Joe Biden urging a major disaster declaration after severe flooding destroyed roads, homes, and other critical infrastructure in August.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the FAA’s announcement of $1,867,500 in federal funding to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel at Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks and East Hartford.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Mayor Connor Martin announced $625,000 in federal funding for the East Hartford Fire Department to purchase new equipment and offer certification training for all firefighters and apparatus operators.
Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $418,000 in funding for Connecticut to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. This grant funding will be used to reduce lead exposure where children learn and play while advancing the goals of the Biden-Harris Administration's Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.
Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation wrote to President Joe Biden urging an expeditious emergency declaration after the sudden and severe flooding that destroyed roads, homes, and other critical infrastructure, and caused at least two deaths in western and southwestern Connecticut on Sunday.
Connecticut’s U.S. House delegation is urging state regulatory agency leaders to reconsider the “sharp increase” in rates putting pressure on Connecticut residents and small businesses, according to the delegation.
Representatives Himes, Hayes, Courtney, Larson, and DeLauro sent a letter to PURA asking the commissioners to reconsider recent rate hikes.
NORWICH, Conn. — Members of Connecticut's U.S. House of Representatives delegation are adding their weight to a growing call for the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to bring energy costs down.

