Press Releases
September 18, 2019
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Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the updated report from the Office of the Social Security Chief Actuary on the Social Security 2100 Act.
September 13, 2019
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Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office’s score of the Social Security 2100 Act.
September 13, 2019
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Calls Tunnel Proposal Project of National Significance
Today, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Peter DeFazio (OR-04) joined Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) in East Hartford, CT to discuss the future of the Hartford region’s infrastructure.
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September 4, 2019
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Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) criticized the Trump Administration for diverting $3.6 Billion from 127 military projects to build a wall along the United States’ Southern border.
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August 27, 2019
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Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that Middletown, Manchester, Bristol, and Southington were awarded over $595,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG).
August 21, 2019
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Hartford, CT – on Monday, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) joined representatives from Hartford Communities that Care, YWCA Hartford Region, Mothers United Against Violence and members of the Greater Hartford Youth Leadership Academy to announce $694,421 in federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds awarded to the YWCA. The grant will help the Hartford Crisis Response Team/Hospital Based Violence Intervention Program address violent crime in Hartford and its consequences.
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August 20, 2019
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Bristol, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) presented Bristol resident Carl R. Veilleux with his service medals. Veilleux served in the U.S. Army from January 1949 to November 1951. He completed basic training at Fort Dix in New Jersey and served active duty in Dachau, Germany.
August 14, 2019
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Today, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee John Larson (CT-01) released the following statement in honor of the 84th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Social Security into law.
August 12, 2019
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Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) was joined by Don Shubert, President of the Connecticut Construction Industries Association and Amanda Schoen, Deputy Director of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters to highlight the importance of acting now to address our global climate crisis and investing in our nation’s crumbling infrastructure.