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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 15, 2026

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) responded to recent news that President Trump is easing sanctions on Russia:

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 14, 2026

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 3.6 percent Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2027.  

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 13, 2026

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 $75.3 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to Connecticut for FY27 allocated through the Continuing Resolution.

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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
October 9, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after reporting revealed that the Trump Administration subpoenaed three towns in Connecticut, including East Hartford, in an attempt to access private voter records.
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CONNSTEP President and CEO Beatriz Gutierrez, Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. President & CEO William Smith, and Rep. Larson
October 8, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Jim Costa (CA-21), Paul Tonko (NY-20), David Valadao (CA-22), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) introduced H. Res. 1611, a bipartisan resolution designating October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day."
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 6, 2026

Hartford, CT – Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional delegation joined Governor Ned Lamont to announce a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for Fairfield County and the contiguous counties of New Haven County and Litchfield County in response to the flash flooding event that impacted the region on September 13, 2026.

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Rep. Larson with the Congressional Ukraine Caucus
October 2, 2026

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) responded to reporting from The Atlantic that President Trump is entertaining a plan to ease sanctions on Russia: 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 2, 2026

Hartford, CT – Today, members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced that the State of Connecticut is being awarded a $584,250 grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to support its planned expansion of the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, which will complement $294,250 in state funding that has already been allocated for the project.

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united states supreme court
September 25, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement condemning the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the use of the Trump Administration’s “SAVE” database, which empowers states to use data collected from the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security, to purge voters from the rolls.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
September 24, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Darren Soto (FL-09), Brendan Boyle (PA-02), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the introduction of the Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026—legislation to compensate firefighters and families who have suffered from injuries or have died from PFAS-related conditions.