Press Releases
May 24th job match event to feature over dozen companies, nearly 100 job openings |
(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined Congressman John Larson (CT-1) today in announcing $5.5 million in federal disaster assistance for the Town of West Hartford to pay for cleaning up debris from the October snowstorm that left millions in the Northeast without power for weeks.
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today condemning Senate Republicans for refusing to even debate a bill that would have prevented interest rates on student loans from doubling in July from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent: "Today, the Republican leaders proved once again that they would rather play politics than get to work fixing the problems facing American families. |
"With action from this Congress, there's no reason a better America can't begin today." |
WASHINGTON –Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 115,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent: |
HARTFORD – This morning Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra were joined by a number of community leaders and their respective organizations in announcing a new "Social Justice Initiative."
(Hartford, CT) –The Connecticut Congressional delegation today called on federal authorities to investigate complaints of potentially deceptive and misleading practices being used by an organization soliciting donations and claiming to help veterans in Connecticut.
Local health centers to get millions in healthcare reform grants
HARTFORD – This afternoon Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) announced three separate Affordable Care Act grants for two local community healthcare centers in Torrington and East Hartford.
Hartford, CT – Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Representative John Larson (D-CT) today announced that the Winchester Volunteer Fire Department has been approved for a USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant.
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.