Press Releases
HARTFORD – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) applauded the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) announcement this afternoon of a $1.15 million grant to fund reconstruction of Riverside Drive in East Hartford. The project is intended to help better link Goodwin College in East Hartford with the community.
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted a plan by House Republicans to delay consumer protections under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that are intended to prevent excessive speculation on gasoline. According to an April 2011 analysis by Goldman Sachs, unregulated speculation adds over $20 per barrel to the price of oil.
WASHINGTON – At a House Ways and Means Committee Hearing today, Congressman John B. Larson (CT) asked the Chief Financial Officers of four major U.S. companies what the ramifications of Congress not acting on the need to raise the debt limit in a timely manner would be for their businesses.
The response was unanimous. All four CFO - Greg Hayes of United Technologies Corporation, Edward Rapp of Caterpillar, James Crines of Zimmer Holdings, and Mark Buthman of Kimberly-Clark – agreed. It "would be devastating to the world economy."
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Lifelong Learning Accounts Act (LiLA) today to encourage continued education as a way to improve job skills and promote individuals' marketability. The bill, reintroduced by Congressmen John Larson (CT-01), Peter Roskam (IL-06), Erik Paulsen (MN-03) and Jared Polis (CO-02), creates worker-owned, employer-matched savings accounts similar to 401Ks for ongoing learning.
Note: Video of Congressman Larson's remarks at today's press conference is available here and by clicking on the image below.
WEST HARTFORD – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) held a town hall this afternoon at the West Hartford Senior Center on the 2012 Republican budget that threatens to end Medicare as it currently exists.
HARTFORD – Connecticut lawmakers and machinists from Pratt & Whitney will hold a rally this Monday in celebration of obtaining the contract of the next generation tanker project, the continued successes of the F-35 Project and to stress the general importance that defense contracting plays in the state's manufacturing economy. Additionally the state lawmakers will also be joined by Congressman Norm Dicks (WA-06), who is the ranking member of House Appropriates Committee and Subcommittee on Defense.
WASHINGTON – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) continued his call to end the massive taxpayer funded subsidies for Big Oil today, while reiterating his support for energy independence and new steps to provide consumers relief from rising gas prices. Larson is an original co-sponsor of the Taxpayer and Gas Price Relief Act, which in addition to his work in promoting the NAT GAS Act, returns billions of dollars in tax breaks from Big Oil and takes practical steps to battle high gas prices.
HARTFORD – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) will hold a town hall meeting this Friday in West Hartford to discuss how the Republican Budget will affect senior citizens throughout the state and country.
Under the Republican Budget, which was passed over unanimous Democratic opposition last month, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security would all see major changes - with seniors and working families seeing higher costs and less service while billionaires and corporations getting even deeper tax breaks.