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June 15, 2012

WASHINGTON –Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the decision by the Administration to protect DREAM-eligible youth from deportation:

June 8, 2012

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joseph I. Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal joined Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) today in announcing $1.96 million in federal assistance to the town of East Windsor to help complete a sewer extension project originally funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

June 7, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC—Connecticut's Congressional delegation released the following statement this evening regarding Northrop Grumman's decision to suddenly close its Norwalk facility. The delegation met with Northrop Grumman leadership late this afternoon.

June 1, 2012


WASHINGTON Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Susan Swain on C-SPAN Washington Journal this morning to discuss the economy and the lack of action on jobs by the Republican leadership.

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May 31, 2012


WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded a decision by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that will allow federal employee insurance plans to cover a behavioral health treatment for autism known as Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) as a medical treatment. Until now, ABA, which is an evidenced based therapy, was considered an educational service and coverage was limited.

May 31, 2012

Washington, DC—The Connecticut Congressional Delegation responded today to the joint Federal Energy Regulatory Commission/North America Electric Reliability Corporation report into the causes and unacceptable response of Connecticut Light & Power and its parent company, Northeast Utilities, to last October's snowstorm that left more than two million households without power, including over 850,000 in Connecticut. The delegation called for the investigation last year.

May 21, 2012

SIMSBURY—Today, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman John Larson, and Congressman Chris Murphy announced new legislation to create a U.S. National Park Service Wild and Scenic Rivers Act protective designation for the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook, through the ten towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, Farmington, Granby, Hartland, Simsbury, and Windsor.

May 18, 2012

WASHINGTON –Today, Congressman John B. Larson (D-CT) was joined bipartisanly by nearly 100 Members in unveiling the Victory for Veterans Stamp Act to help veterans, pay down the debt, and support the U.S. Postal Service.