Press Releases
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Mayor Connor Martin announced $625,000 in federal funding for the East Hartford Fire Department to purchase new equipment and offer certification training for all firefighters and apparatus operators.
Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $418,000 in funding for Connecticut to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of his dear friend and colleague, Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey.
Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation wrote to President Joe Biden urging an expeditious emergency declaration after the sudden and severe flooding that destroyed roads, homes, and other critical infrastructure, and caused at least two deaths in western and southwestern Connecticut on Sunday.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley and advocates from across the country at the White House to celebrate the 89th anniversary of Social Security.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Expand Social Security Caucus Co-Chairs John B. Larson (CT-01), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), and Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) released the following statement on the 89th Anniversary of Social Security.
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson’s op-ed, "With Trump, Seniors Know a Con When They Hear It," was featured in Newsweek.