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Several U.S. House of Representatives members from Connecticut are applauding a $369 million contract modification for Pratt & Whitney that keeps the state at the center of the new F135 fighter jet engine construction.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) applauded a $369 million contract modification for Pratt & Whitney announced by the U.S. Navy. This new commitment from the federal government will support the construction of 138 new F135 engines, built in East Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut, over the next five years.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the launch of an investigation into the Trump Administration’s decision to strip funding for solar panels and backup batteries from Puerto Rican families and redirect the funds to bail out a fossil fuel company in bankruptcy.
Hartford, CT — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, announced over $9.5 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to Connecticut. This is the final allocation for Fiscal Year 2026. Connecticut’s total LIHEAP allocation is $90,222,435.
WASHINGTON, DC — Connecticut U.S. Rep. John B. Larson joined Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada and 13 other Democrats in asking 10 major companies to ensure federal tariff refunds are passed on to customers.
Larson's office said the letter was sent Thursday from Washington, D.C., to the CEOs of Walmart, Home Depot, Target, Best Buy, FedEx, Amazon, Lowe’s, Costco, UPS and DHL. All have a sizable presence in Connecticut, most in the Buckland Hills retail district in Manchester.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, joined Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04) and 13 other Democrats to press the CEOs of ten major companies to ensure the tariff refunds they receive from the federal government are passed on to their customers.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. David Scott (GA-13), the first Black man to chair the House Committee on Agriculture.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former State Representative Stephen Dargan, who served in the Connecticut General Assembly from 1991 to 2017.