Press Releases
Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Senators Joseph I. Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal today to applaud President Barack Obama’s signing of the “The Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act” into law last night.
Washington – The U.S. Senate passed an amendment Thursday co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), to extend behavioral treatment for military children with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities. Authored in the House by Rep. John B.
Washington- Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), and Joe Crowley (D-NY), all members of the tax writing Committee on Ways and Means, announced they are working on legislation in concert with Governors from New Jersey, New York and Connecticut to provide tax relief to the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) was joined by Rep. Xavier Becerra (CA) for a press avail after the Democratic Caucus meeting this morning on the need for Congress to focus on what they agree on by passing the middle class tax cuts. You canwatch the video here.
Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal, and Reps. Rosa Delauro (CT-03), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chris Murphy (CT-05), and Jim Himes (CT-04) thanked the Administration for sending more federal assistance to help the people of Connecticut recover from Superstorm Sandy.
Hartford, CT – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) awarded medals to Wethersfield resident and Korean War veteran Herbert Hoover Northrop and the family of Newington resident and World War II veteran Andrew H. Christensen Monday morning at the Pitkin Community Center in Wethersfield.
Hartford, CT – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senators Joseph I. LiebermanRichard Blumenthal announced that the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act will be sent to the desk of President Obama for his signature following last night's passage by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hartford, CT – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) presented Matthew "Mack" McDonald of Wethersfield with the Army Commendation Medal for his actions during his military service. A Specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve, 411th Civil Affairs Battalion, Matthew served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004 to 2012.
Hartford, CT – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senators Joseph I. Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal expressed their continued support for designating The Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford as a National Historic Landmark.
Hartford, CT – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Labor's October employment report, showing that the U.S. economy added 171,000 jobs in October: