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Rep. Larson with Pratt & Whitney leaders, local machinists, and officials, including Pratt & Whitney Vice President of F135 Production and Engine Core Upgrade Sarah Mears, Aerospace Components Manufacturers Executive Director Jessica Taylor, ACMT Inc. Vice President Paul Polo, East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin, Middletown Mayor Gene Nocera, State Rep. Patrick Biggins, AFL-CIO Eastern Connecticut Area Labor Federation President Kirby Boyce, IAM Local Lodge 1746 President Howie Huestis and members
August 7, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined with local leaders, including East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin and Middletown Mayor Gene Nocera, machinists, and industry leaders from Pratt & Whitney and suppliers across the state, at the IAM Local Lodge 1746 to celebrate, the $1.3 billion federal contract just awarded to Pratt & Whitney to build more spares for the F135 engine in East Hartford, Middletown, Windsor, and Wallingford.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 7, 2026
East Hartford, CT - Today, following the Trump Administration's latest move to bully hospitals out of providing care to transgender youth in Connecticut, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement.
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Hartford CT Buildings
August 6, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) announced a new request for an independent review by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) decision to federalize continuing disability reviews (CDRs) for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.
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Rep. Larson outside the ICE Hartford field office with State Reps. Maryam Khan and Jane Gairbay, and former State Rep. Ed Vargas
August 5, 2026
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the No TSA Data for ICE Act. It would immediately cut off the coordination between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that enabled recent covert operations at Bradley—where residents were snatched out of security lines by unidentified ICE agents.
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Rep. Larson and Senator Chris Murphy host a housing roundtable in Manchester
August 3, 2026

MANCHESTER, CT — Changes in federal housing laws under the 21st Century Road to Housing Act raise new questions for Connecticut builders and developers, elected a panel of housing providers, advocates and elected officials who gathered in Manchester recently to discuss how to leverage the bill to address the state’s housing issues.

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Rep. Larson at the IAM Local Lodge 1746 in East Hartford
July 31, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded a $1.3 billion boost for Pratt & Whitney F135 engines, announced by the U.S. Navy.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
July 28, 2026

A Democratic lawmaker in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday introduced legislation that would cut off funding for President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
July 28, 2026
East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the No Funds for Illegal Wars Act, a bill he introduced to cut off all funding for Trump’s illegal war in Iran and prohibit the use of any federal funds for military conflicts not explicitly authorized by Congress, and in violation of the War Powers Act.
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Speaker Matt Ritter and Congressman John Larson break ground at Willow Creek with local officials
July 28, 2026

A decade ago, the tenants of the 1950s-era Bowles Park public housing complex were skeptical of plans to relocate tenants, demolish more than 400 units in brick, barracks-style buildings and replace them with townhouses with traditional front porches, plus give former residents the chance to later move back.