Press Releases

Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) congratulated Rebecca M. Townsend, Ph.D. of Manchester, Connecticut, for being recognized as a 'Champion of Change' by the White House. The Champion of Change program, part of President Barack Obama's Winning the Future initiative, honors those who help their communities through transportation innovation.

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded a U.S. District Court decision last week to require TRICARE – the military healthcare system – to cover Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy as a medical treatment for military families that have children with autism. According to recent estimates, 1 in every 88 military children has autism.

(WASHINGTON) – Recognizing that nearly three quarters of the over 100 million Americans under the age of 24 do not believe that our government adequately represents them, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) has introduced a resolution calling on the President to create a Presidential Youth Council.

(WASHINGTON) – Today Congressman John B. Larson called on the House Republican leadership to pass the middle-class tax cut. Earlier today, the United States Senate voted to extend tax cuts for middle-class families without adding unnecessary tax breaks for the top 2% of Americans.

(Hartford) – Today Senators Joseph I. Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John B. Larson (CT01) announced $2 million in federal funding for the Greater Hartford Transit District. Awarded through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Bus Livability Program the funding will be used to implement pedestrian safety improvements as part of the Sigourney Street Connectivity Improvements Project at the Sigourney Street Station.

(WASHINGTON) – Congressman John B. Larson announced today that H.R. 1404, the Fair Elections Now Act (FENA), has gained its 100th co-sponsor in the United States House of Representatives. Backed by a broad coalition, Congressman Larson introduced FENA as a bi-partisan act to take the influence of big money out of our campaign finance system.

(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.