Press Releases
Washington - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives voted down H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARM) Act:
"This week partisan politics continued to plague Congress. No action was taken to help our economy. No legislation was brought up to strengthen employment. Instead, time was wasted on a harmful farm bill that in the end garnered nowhere near the support needed for what would have been a symbolic passage.
Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT -01),Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision on Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. In a 7-2 decision, the Court ruled that States cannot institute additional voter requirements to the existing federal registration process:
Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the 'Honoring Hometown Heroes Act' in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the passage of an amendment to require TRICARE, the military healthcare program, to cover behavioral health treatment, including applied behavior analysis for military children with developmental disabilities. The amendment, authored by Congressman Larson and co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL), comes as a result of a meeting at an Autism Speaks forum at the home of Tim Shea of West Hartford with Manchester resident Rachel Kenyon.
Washington - Thursday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Rep. Mac Thornberry(R-TX) in introducing the "LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013", a bill which would make the excise tax on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and diesel comparable on an energy-equivalent basis.
Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called on Congress to send relief to the people of Oklahoma before they break for recess.
"As a member from Connecticut, a state that recently endured the destruction of a hurricane, the tragedy of the slaughter of innocents in Newtown and, most recently, a train wreck this past weekend, we know that tragedy and natural disaster can befall any part of the country at any time.
