Press Releases
Washington – The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released its report on the Ways and Means Committee Tax Reform Working Groups. Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Adrian Smith (R-NE), leaders of the Tax Reform Working Group on Financial Services, released the following statements:
Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, aimed at allowing Connecticut and other states to collect sales tax from out of state online retailers:
Wethersfield, CT – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) presented World War II veteran Joseph Luszczak of Wethersfield with military medals he earned serving our nation. Mr. Joseph Luszczak, 96, entered the service in 1943 serving in 'B' Company, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division. During his time in the U.S. Army Mr.
(Washington) – Today Congressman John B. Larson announced that the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art has been awarded a $300,000 competitive grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support the museum's traveling exhibition, Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008.
Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, released the following statement on the passing of Bob Edgar, President and CEO of Common Cause:
Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today hailed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s decision to end the Job Corps enrollment freeze.
Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) took to the floor of the United States House of Representatives to call for a vote on legislation expanding background checks to all commercial gun sales.
Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) made the following statement after the U.S. Senate rejected a bipartisan proposal expanding background checks to all commercial gun sales:
Hartford, CT -- Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) announced today the awards of three federal fire Operations and Safety (OP &S) Grants through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant programs administered by FEMA.