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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) visited the Connecticut Foodshare Mobile Pantry site at Hockanum Park in East Hartford and called for federal action to support food banks.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the announcement that Connecticut farmers will receive $53 million in federal disaster assistance. Last year, the Connecticut delegation passed a block grant in Congress for Connecticut farmers recovering from crop losses due to severe flooding and frost.
Connecticut marked a major milestone Tuesday as CT Transit celebrated 50 years of getting thousands of passengers to their destinations across the state.
“This has been an enormous success,” U.S. Rep. John Larson (D, CT1) said. “Just in Hartford, over 30% of the people don’t own a car.”
During the 1970s, the once privately-owned bus service faced significant difficulties until the state and federal government stepped in with assistance. In just the past two years, CT Transit has received $132 million from the federal government.
East Windsor, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $750,000 in federal funding for the Connecticut Trolley Museum to complete a series of renovations aimed at transforming the museum into a living history destination.
Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Connecticut House Speaker Matt Ritter joined other state and local leaders to honor the 72 Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) graduates from Harriott Community Healthcare Academy. This milestone is a landmark achievement for Connecticut’s health care workforce, which continues to face a dire shortage of qualified professionals.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced a resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney. Since Pratt & Whitney’s founding in 1925, the company has become a global leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units for military, commercial, and civil aviation customers. Today, the company supports more than 90,000 in-service engines.