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Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after it was announced that Elliot Ginsberg, CEO of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) will be retiring effective November 1st and that Ron Angelo will be taking over as the new CEO.

On Friday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) requested an extension of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) Program that will expire on June 30, 2018 and end assistance for nearly 2,300 displaced families, who are still in desperate need of a temporary shelter.

Today, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) made the following statement after the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018 passed the House of Representatives.

U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) and U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson following his visit to Connecticut. During his visit, Secretary Carson visited the home of Maggie and Vincent Perracchio in Willington, which has severe cracks in the foundation, and hosted a listening session with homeowners and local and state leaders.

Today, Congressman John Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA 2018) last night, which contained a provision directing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct expedited feasibility reports on repairing the Hartford and East Hartford levee systems.

Congressmen John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Department of Interior to allow the Tribal-State agreement amendments between the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribes and the State of Connecticut to go into effect.