Press Releases
June 20, 2016
Washington – In the wake of Sen. Chris Murphy’s historic filibuster last week, the Senate failed to pass commonsense amendments authored by Sens. Murphy and Feinstein aimed at preventing gun violence. Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement:
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
June 16, 2016
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on his vote in favor of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017:
“While I strongly disapprove of the Republican Leadership’s continued use of budgetary gimmicks, I ultimately decided that the defense of our nation is too important to go unfunded.
June 16, 2016
Washington - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) commended Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal for their historic filibuster on the Senate floor.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
June 15, 2016
Washington – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to the FY 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Act led by Reps. John B. Larson (D-CT-01), Tom Rooney (R-FL-17), and Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) to assist military families with children on the autism spectrum.
Issues:Health CareVeterans
June 15, 2016
Washington – Yesterday, in honor of Flag Day, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the “Honoring Hometown Heroes Act” to fix a longstanding oversight in the U.S. Flag Code and allow the Governor of a state or territory to order the American flag to be lowered to half-staff in the event of a public safety officer’s death in the line of duty.
Issues:Local
June 12, 2016
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement on the shooting in Orlando, FL.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
June 10, 2016
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) took the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to speak against the House Republicans’ “sense of Congress” resolution to disapprove of a carbon tax.
Issues:Energy And Environment
June 10, 2016
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of hockey legend, Gordie Howe.
Issues:Local
June 9, 2016
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement in support of H.R. 5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA).
June 9, 2016
Washington – Yesterday evening, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) took the floor of the House of Representatives to reflect on the legacy of Muhammad Ali and his own chance meeting with the Champ in East Hartford, CT.
Issues:History