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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.

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.

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.

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.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after voting for the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that includes increases for multiple defense programs based in Connecticut.

Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Tribune Publishing announced that it would be permanently closing the Hartford Courant newsroom at 285 Broad Street in Hartford at the end of the year.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after it was announced that Mark Davis, the Chief Political Correspondent for News 8 is retiring after more than 50 years in broadcast journalism and nearly 37 years at News 8.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement in support of families in the North End who have filed a fair housing lawsuit filed with Open Communities Alliance against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).