Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) voted today to pass the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. The bill, approved with overwhelming bipartisan support, looks to ensure that Members of Congress cannot profit from information they learn in the course of their work.
Transcript of Press Availability Before House Democratic Caucus Meeting |
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 243,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. This marks the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth: |
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement today praising the Connecticut chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for standing up to their national leadership and agreeing to continue to provide funding for breast cancer screening at state Planned Parenthood facilities.
Co-Sponsors Legislation Intended to Prevent Insider Trading by Members of Congress
HARTFORD – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) congratulated South Windsor High School Senior James McKeown on recent news that West Point Military Academy has offered him an appointment for next year.
WASHINGTON – Connecticut Senators Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Wednesday that the West Hartford Fire Department has been awarded a $103,200 grant for Operations and Safety from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (AFG).
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement recognizing Black History Month, which begins today:
HARTFORD – This morning Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Hartford Hospital leadership to tour the brand new emergency department.
The emergency department, which will officially open tomorrow, features 26 new treatment spaces and expand and update the existing emergency department from 30,000 square feet to include 14,200 renovated and 2,800 new square feet.
HARTFORD, CT- Congressman John B. Larson (CT01) released the following statement regarding the proposed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2013: