Press Releases
WASHINGTON –Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on his vote today on the false choice House Republicans are presenting the nation between keeping college affordable and providing preventative care for families: |
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. – This morning Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), CT Department of Labor Commissioner Glenn Marshall, Elliot Ginsberg of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), Commissioner Linda Schwartz of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and Congressman Larson's First Congressional District Veterans Advisory Board announced the launching of the Connecticut Veterans Job Match.
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Martin Bashir on MSNBC yesterday to discuss the House Republican Budget and their plan to cut $34 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (otherwise known as food stamps) while giving huge tax cuts to the wealthiest in the nation.
(Hartford, CT) – Six members of Connecticut's Congressional Delegation today called on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to review and modify a new rule regarding the Academic Progress Rate (APR).
In a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert, delegation members called on the NCAA to review and modify new APR rules by removing the retroactive application of sanctions, which currently have unfair and negative ramifications for academic institutions and their students.
New $5 & $1 Coins Intended to Help Maintain Twain Legacy, Benefit Local Museum and House
Remarks on the GOP budget on floor of the House of Representatives
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement today in recognition of Equal Pay Day.
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded President Obama's call for increased oversight to protect American consumers from illegal speculation and market manipulation that leads to higher prices at the pump: "President Obama is exactly right. We can't afford to allow some speculators to reap millions, while millions of American families get the short end of the stick. And that's exactly what's happening today. |
Transcript of Press Availability Before House Democratic Caucus Meeting
HARTFORD, CT – Declaring that the system for regulating collegiate athletics appears to be broken, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John Larson (CT-01) released the following joint-statement today: