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February 4, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after East Hartford Mayor Marcia A. Leclerc announced that she will not be seeking re-election.
Issues:Local
February 4, 2021
The Tax Assistance for Crumbling Foundations Act would provide federal tax assistance to victims of the crumbling foundations crisis.
February 2, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced more than $103 million in federal COVID relief funding for schools in Connecticut’s First District through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER).
January 10, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former UConn Basketball Couch Dee Rowe.
Issues:Local
December 30, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) presented Jay Srivastava, a student from Glastonbury, CT with a Bronze and Silver Congressional Award Medal.
Issues:Local
December 22, 2020
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former Bridgeport State Senator Ed Gomes.
Issues:Local
December 22, 2020
Representatives John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) secured historic investments for Connecticut in the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending package and coronavirus relief deal.
December 22, 2020
Last night, the House passed HR 133, the FY 2021 omnibus, which made Rep. John B. Larson’s (CT-01) Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA) permanent.
Issues:LocalTax Policy
December 21, 2020
Chair-designate of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Congressman John Larson (CT-01) today secured $135.5 million for the restoration of the Federal Courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut, in the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending package.
Issues:Local
December 21, 2020
Members of the Connecticut Delegation, including U.S. Representative John Larson (CT-1), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Joe Courtney (CT-2), today announced that the omnibus budget package repeals a mandate that be sold and $18.9 million will be allocated for cleanup.
Issues:Energy And EnvironmentLocal