Press Releases
September 27, 2016
Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced a $70,000 award for the Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce to support job creation in New Britain, Berlin, Southington and Plainville.
September 26, 2016
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced a $7.4 million contract between the United States Army and Barkhamsted’s Tru-Hitch, Inc.
September 26, 2016
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and the Connecticut Congressional Delegation applauded over $4.25 million in U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild grants to help young people reach key educational and career milestones.
September 23, 2016
Hartford, CT - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut State Police have been awarded a $1.5 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) to expand their ongoing efforts to address the issue of heroin and opioid abuse and addiction.
Issues:GrantsHealth Care
September 21, 2016
Washington - Rep. John B. Larson and the CT delegation commended Lockheed for securing Sikorsky's presence in Connecticut.
September 15, 2016
Hartford, CT - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01)and the CT delegation announced $339,612 in Museums for America grants.
Issues:Grants
September 14, 2016
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced an amendment to provide a tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and other first responders.
Issues:Tax Policy
September 14, 2016
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) expressed his disappointment that Republican Leadership would not allow his amendment to VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act.
Issues:Veterans
September 14, 2016
Hartford, CT – Rep John B. Larson joined Sens. Murphy and Blumenthal in applauding a major $2.7 million DOE grant for UTRC.
September 12, 2016
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) hosted Chairman Bill Shuster (PA-09) in Hartford to discuss a 100 year solution to the infrastructure challenges in the Greater Hartford region.