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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
October 30, 2024
East Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 23, 2024
East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to announce $41 million in new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to upgrade Connecticut's water infrastructure and keep communities safe.
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Hartford CT Buildings
October 23, 2024
East Hartford, CT - This week, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a non-profit, non-partisan organization, released a new report detailing how former President Donald Trump’s proposed policies, if enacted, would render Social Security insolvent in six years. Expand Social Security Caucus House Co-Chairs Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement:
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Senator Richard Blumenthal, State Rep. Jay Case, Winsted Town Manager Paul Harrington, Winsted Mayor Todd Arcelaschi, Winsted Health Center Executive Director Kris Griffin, State Senator Stephen Harding, Project Development Team Leader Vance Taylor, and Rep. Larson
October 22, 2024

Winchester, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senator Richard Blumenthal announced $1 million in federal funding for the Winsted Health Center to support the construction of affordable housing and a live, work, and wellness space for veterans.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 21, 2024
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Washington Post highlighted a report revealing former President Donald Trump’s plans for Social Security could drain the Trust Funds in six years. 
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Hartford CT Buildings
October 18, 2024
East Hartford, CT - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) announced a $587,633 grant for the University of Connecticut School of Social Work to support innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers and expand the number of mental health service professionals available to address the dire need in our schools. The funding comes from the Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 18, 2024
Hartford, CT - Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, Governor Ned Lamont, and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has been awarded a $125 million competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation through President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support Phase 3 of the construction project reconfiguring the highway interchange that connects Interstate 91, Interstate 691, and Route 15 in Meriden.
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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
October 10, 2024

East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025 will be 2.5 percent.   

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International Hartford Executive Director Art Feltman, Village President & CEO Hector Glynn, Capitol Squash Deputy Director Lindsay Behling, Hartford City Councilman Amilcar Hernandez, Rep. Larson, International Hartford Financial Literacy Project Director Erwin T. Hurst, and Hispanic Federation staff
October 9, 2024
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $650,000 in federal funding for the Hispanic Federation to launch a new, community-based financial education initiative in Greater Hartford with The Village for Families & Children, Capitol Squash, International Hartford, and Our Piece of the Pie.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 7, 2024

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel, where 1,195 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage, including 101 who remain in captivity today.