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March 31, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.7 million grant to Community Solutions International, Inc., New York, New York, for renovation of its Swift Factory business incubator in Hartford, Connecticut. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

March 31, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Connecticut leaders on Wednesday announced that the state will receive $50 million for Fiscal Year 2022 to help lower-income families lower their utility bills with energy efficient upgrades. This expanded funding, which is enabled by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will allow Connecticut to retrofit thousands of low-incomes homes to make them healthier and more energy efficient while lowering utility bills.

March 31, 2022

Hartford, CT – Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) today announced that the organization has received $595,418 in federal funds to support their Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (BEST Chance) program. The BEST Chance Program is an initiative that provides manufacturing, construction carpentry and culinary training for Returning Citizens with an emphasis on 18–24-year-olds in the Hartford area. The new funding will support up to 50 individuals with career services, workforce training, job placement, and support services.

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Larson Remarks At Ways and Means Hearing
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Larson Remarks At Ways and Means Hearing

March 30, 2022

Washington, D.C. - During today’s Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Biden Administration’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda, Rep. John B.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 29, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022. The legislation was crafted in the Ways and Means Committee, on which Larson sits.  

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Hartford CT Buildings
March 29, 2022
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ranking Member Tom Reed (NY-23) reintroduced the Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act.
March 28, 2022

Hartford, CT – Members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, members of Connecticut’s Ukrainian community, and local refugee organizations praised the announcement by President Joe Biden that the United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians that have fled their homeland as a result of Putin’s invasion.

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Rep. Larson with Mothers United Against Violence
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Rep. Larson with Mothers United Against Violence

March 25, 2022
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin joined Mothers United Against Violence leaders Henrietta Beckman, Rev. Henry Brown, and Deborah Davis at their North End headquarters in Hartford, to announce $300,000 in new funding for their Victim Impact Project.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 25, 2022
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) wrote to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi.
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Hartford CT Buildings
March 25, 2022
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Connecticut has added 5,300 manufacturing jobs between February 2021 and January 2022, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.