Press Releases

Connecticut Congressional Delegation Working to Help Farmers Recoup Losses After Extreme Weather Events

November 14, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation are working to secure immediate and long-term aid to help farmers recoup losses after severe weather events.

Issues:Energy And EnvironmentLocal

Larson Statement on H.R. 82 and H.R. 5342

November 12, 2024

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House voted on two Social-Security related bills, H.R. 82 and H.R. 5342.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial Security

Larson Condemns Racist Threats Targeting Middle School Students in Bloomfield

November 8, 2024

Press Release

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Black students in Bloomfield received a series of racist and threatening anonymous text messages.

Issues:Human RightsLocal

Larson Statement on Incident at the U.S. Capitol

November 5, 2024

Press Release

East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after U. S. Capitol Police arrested a visitor with a lighter and a flare gun at the Capitol Visitor Center.

Issues:Voting and Elections

Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy, Lamont Announce $6 Million in Federal Funds for Bradley International Airport Improvement Project

November 4, 2024

Press Release

Windsor Locks, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Governor Ned Lamont joined the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) to announce $6 million in federal funding for a major improvement project at Bradley International Airport (BDL).

Issues:GrantsInfrastructure and TransportationLocal

Connecticut Delegation Announces $77.8 Million in Home Energy Assistance Funding for State

November 1, 2024

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation announced that Connecticut will receive $77,834,656 from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ahead of the winter season. This is the first allocation of LIHEAP dollars this season.

Issues:Energy And EnvironmentLocal

Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces $250,000 in Funding to Prevent Pollution

October 31, 2024

Press Release

East Hartford, CT - Members of the Connecticut Congressional delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $250,000 in grant funding for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities.

Issues:Energy And EnvironmentGrants

Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announce $10 Million Award to University of Connecticut to Help Local Communities Address Environmental Justice Challenges

October 30, 2024

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East Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the University of Connecticut’s (UConn) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) is open and accepting requests from communities and organizations across New England for technical assistance to help address local environmental justice challenges.

Issues:Energy And Environment

Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy Announce $41 Million to Upgrade Connecticut's Water Infrastructure

October 23, 2024

Press Release

East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to announce $41 million in new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to upgrade Connecticut's water infrastructure and keep communities safe.

Issues:Energy And Environment

Expand Social Security Caucus House Co-Chairs Statement on Trump’s Social Security Policies

October 23, 2024

Press Release

East Hartford, CT - This week, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a non-profit, non-partisan organization, released a new report detailing how former President Donald Trump’s proposed policies, if enacted, would render Social Security insolvent in six years. Expand Social Security Caucus House Co-Chairs Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement:

Issues:In the News: Social Security 2100 ActSocial Security