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October 9, 2013
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, continued calls to the Supreme Court to uphold portions of the "McCain-Feingold" Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 that restrict the total dollar amount of aggregate contributions a donor may make.
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Larson Speaking at C-130H Roll-Out Ceremony
October 7, 2013

Hartford, CT – On Saturday, October 5th, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Air National Guard to mark the new mission for the Flying Yankees, the 103rd Airlift Wing now charged with operating C-130H aircraft.

October 1, 2013

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on the official opening of the State of Connecticut health insurance exchange marketplace, Access Health CT. The state-based exchange was created in order to provide greater access to healthcare coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act.

September 30, 2013

Washington - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today after House Republicans voted to send a Continuing Resolution that threatens healthcare for millions of Americans to the U.S. Senate with less than four hours left to avoid a federal government shutdown:

Issues:Economy
September 26, 2013
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $626,781 in federal funding for the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Inc. in Hartford.
Issues:Grants
September 26, 2013

Washington – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) announced a $17,448 grant for Northwestern Connecticut Community College's Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program.

September 25, 2013

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called on Congress to work together to avoid the looming government shutdown and a repeat of the 2011 debt ceiling debacle. The federal government faces shutdown on October 1st if Congress cannot come together on a continuing resolution and will stand to default on its bills if the debt limit is not raised by October 17th.

Issues:Economy
September 24, 2013

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $44,758 in federal funding for the Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency (CCRPA).

September 23, 2013

Hartford – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate confirmed Democrat Ann Ravel and Republican Lee Goodman to the Federal Election Commission (FEC):

September 19, 2013

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on the passage of H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, by the U.S. House of Representatives:

"Today, our fears were realized as Congress passed a damaging bill that threatens to starve our children, seniors and veterans.

Issues:Human Rights