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February 10, 2012

WASHINGTON –Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded President Obama's decision to address concerns raised by the religious community in the new contraception rule being enacted by the Department of Health and Human Services:

February 10, 2012

WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on the announcement of the state Attorneys General $25 billion settlement with mortgage servicers:

February 9, 2012

WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) voted today to pass the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. The bill, approved with overwhelming bipartisan support, looks to ensure that Members of Congress cannot profit from information they learn in the course of their work.

February 7, 2012


Transcript of Press Availability Before House Democratic Caucus Meeting

February 3, 2012

WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 243,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. This marks the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth:

February 3, 2012

WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement today praising the Connecticut chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for standing up to their national leadership and agreeing to continue to provide funding for breast cancer screening at state Planned Parenthood facilities.

February 2, 2012

Co-Sponsors Legislation Intended to Prevent Insider Trading by Members of Congress

February 2, 2012

HARTFORD – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) congratulated South Windsor High School Senior James McKeown on recent news that West Point Military Academy has offered him an appointment for next year.

February 1, 2012

WASHINGTON – Connecticut Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Wednesday that the West Hartford Fire Department has been awarded a $103,200 grant for Operations and Safety from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (AFG).

February 1, 2012

WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement recognizing Black History Month, which begins today: