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January 22, 2016

Hartfoird, CT - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and members of the state's congressional delegation today announced that the U.S.

Issues:Grants
January 13, 2016

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address:

“Tonight, President Obama spoke to the best in all of us. This may be his final year in office, but our work as a nation is not done—and I share his hope for the future.

Issues:History
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James Tillman, Gov. Malloy, Speaker Pelosi, and Rep. Larson attend the State of the Union address
January 8, 2016

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he will bring Glastonbury resident James Tillman as his guest for President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address. Mr. Tillman spent 18 years in prison after a wrongful conviction until DNA testing organized by the Connecticut Innocence Project exonerated him in 2006.

Issues:History
January 5, 2016

Washington – “The most patriotic thing we can do is vote. With respect to universal background checks on gun purchases, the U.S. House of Representatives has failed to fulfill its constitutional obligation and vote—even in the aftermath of Sandy Hook and countless other tragedies,” said Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01).

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Rep. Larson joins Dr. Reza Mansoor at the Berlin Mosque.
January 4, 2016
Hartford– On Friday, January 1, 2016, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) visited the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford in recognition of their work with community youth, refugees, and the wider community.
December 18, 2015

Washington – “I commend my colleagues in Congress for establishing the honorary designation of Librarian of Congress Emeritus as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016,” said Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01). “For nearly thirty years, Dr.

Issues:History
December 18, 2015

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), voted in favor of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 that will fund the government for the next year and prevent another shutdown.

December 17, 2015
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined President Obama in supporting the passage of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, which included billions in tax breaks for working families via the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, as well as the Brady/Larson R&D Tax Credit and the Johnson/Larson Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief legislation.
December 14, 2015

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the third anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School:

December 10, 2015
Washington – “I commend Governor Malloy for taking executive action where Congress has failed to do the same. Keeping guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists is just common sense, and it is crucial to keeping our communities safe.”