Press Releases

State Now Eligible For More Federal Funding To Help With Snow
Storm Recovery

WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement on House passage of a bill that provides the funding necessary to continue disaster aid for Connecticut following last month's winter storm.

"While far from perfect, this bill was able to protect funding for many of the programs that are critical to Connecticut residents.

WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), who introduced President Obama's American Jobs Act, released the following statement tonight on House passage of the "VOW to Hire Heroes Act", the veterans portion of the AJA:

"Our men and women in uniform live by the expression ‘leave no soldier behind', and so should Congress. We've asked a lot of our veterans and when they return home we must ensure that they're taken care of; which includes making sure they can find a good paying job as they transition to civilian life.

(Washington, DC) – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Doug Shulman urging the agency to extend IRS filing and payment deadlines for Connecticut residents affected by the recent snow storm that hit Connecticut and left hundreds of thousands without power for days.

The October snow storm struck Connecticut on October 29 and initially left more than 800,000 Connecticut residents without power.

WASHINGTON – Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation applauded the decision by Congressional Appropriators to include more than $2.6 billion in disaster relief funding in the appropriations bill being considered by Congress this week.

HARTFORD – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement recognizing Veterans Day, which will be celebrated on Friday, November 11:

"Americans owe our veterans and their families immeasurable thanks for their service to our country. Today, we honor the bravery and valor of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardsmen and Marines, past and present. Let us vow to never forget their sacrifices."

HARTFORD – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) was joined by Commissioner Glenn Marshall of the CT Department of Labor, Elliot Ginsberg of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), Dr. Robert Kennedy of the CT Board of Regents for Higher Education, Thomas Phillips of Capital Workforce Partners and Industrial Air Flow Dynamics (IAFD) CEO, Stephen Harrington to announce the launch of a new manufacturing job-match initiative.

HARTFORD — With low voter participation across the nation at the polls this week, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), announced today that he supports an initiative to move elections from Tuesdays to the weekend to make it easier for all citizens to do their civic duty.