Press Releases
(HARTFORD, CT) – Today Congressman John B. Larson announced that Hartford, West Hartford and Bristol will be receiving funding through the Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG). Hartford and West Hartford were awarded $200,793 and $10,613 respectively while Bristol was awarded $26,235 through the program.
(HARTFORD, CT) – Congressman John B. Larson announced today that Community Health Services in Hartford will be receiving $385,125 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Ryan White Part C Outpatient Early Intervention Services Program. The funding will be used to bring comprehensive outpatient health care to people living with HIV disease.
(WASHINGTON) - Today Senators Joseph I. Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that the United Technologies Company (UTC) of East Hartford has been awarded a $4.4 million federal grant for natural gas technology research. UTC is one of only 13 recipients of the highly competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) MOVE program, or Methane Opportunities for Vehicular Energy.
HARTFORD, CT – Senators Joseph I. Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statementsafter today's dedication of the fuel cell power plant installed at Central Connecticut State University.
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act:
"The Supreme Court decision today is a great victory for children with pre-existing conditions, for women who have been unfairly discriminated against, and the start to providing a solid groundwork for ensuring that all Americans can get the care they need.
Transcript of Press Availability Before House Democratic Caucus Meeting |
WASHINGTON –Congressman John Larson (CT-01), one of the leading advocates for comprehensive campaign finance reform in the House, released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision to affirm the Citizens United ruling: |
Without Congressional action, subsidized Stafford interest rates will go from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Senators Joseph I. Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) today announced that the City of Hartford has been awarded a $10 million federal TIGER IV (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Grant that will be used to tie transit to the Greater Hartford region's employment and housing centers in an effort to promote job creation and economic revitalization.