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Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto in applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has approved the release of $3 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to help offset the costs with reconstructing the Fairfield Avenue Bridge over Interstate 95 in Norwalk, which was severely damaged in a motor vehicle collision on Thursday, May 2.

Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Representatives Jim Himes, Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney, and Jahana Hayes and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy in writing a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) supporting the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s (CTDOT) request for assistance following yesterday’s events in which a tanker fire damaged Interstate-95 (I-95) and the Fairfield Avenue bridge in Norwalk. The damage will result in the closure of the major northeast transportation corridor for at least several days.

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced his office is accepting Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding applications and slammed the Republican majority’s newly-announced ‘nonprofit ban’ aimed at restricting funding for LGBTQ+ organizations. 

Hartford, CT - Today, Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced $62.5 million grant under the Environmental Protection Act's Solar for All initiative, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, to expand solar energy investment in low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC).