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September 29, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jim Himes (CT-04), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, announced a $10,855,000,000 contract award from the United States Marine Corps to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp for the procurement of up to 99 new CH-53K helicopters, with work to be performed from 2029-2034:
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September 26, 2025
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Stationary and gift boutique Hartford Prints! celebrated its grand reopening in downtown Hartford with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday.
The new store is 3,500 square feet, nearly three times the size of the old location that opened in 2013. The transformation was made possible by the Hart Lift Program, an initiative to bolster storefronts impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 26, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) sent a letter urging Nexstar Media Group to return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the air.
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September 22, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction allowing work to continue on the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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September 17, 2025
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Attorney General William Tong responded to the Trump Department of Homeland Security’s statement targeting Rep. Larson and immigrant advocates for speaking out against ICE’s abusive tactics – including recent raids in Newington and Southington, Connecticut. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to defending constitutional rights and holding the Trump Administration accountable for its attacks on free speech and civil liberties.
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September 17, 2025
Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin urging him to withdraw his proposal rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding that determined greenhouse gas emissions pose a serious risk to Americans’ health and well-being.
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August 28, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) responded to the Trump White House’s social media attack after he stood with the Newington community reeling from Saturday’s ICE raids.
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August 28, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after solar installer PosiGen announced plans to lay off most of their Connecticut workforce.
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August 25, 2025
Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced that Bradley International Airport and Tweed-New Haven Airport have received over $7 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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August 22, 2025
Newington, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited the Newington VA campus to call out the Trump Administration’s illegal termination of collective bargaining for workers, the cancellation of approved maternity leave for expecting parents, and ‘DOGE’ mass firings that have created severe staff shortages at every VA facility nationwide.