Press Releases

December 3, 2009

Contact: Paul Mounds 860-278-8888

Congressman Larson and his Youth Advisory Cabinet to Participate in Public Hearing

Hosted by the CT General Assembly's Task Force on Children in the Recession

Hearing Begins Saturday at 10:00AM at Legislative Office Building, 10-11 a.m. Reserved for Youth Testimony

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2009

CONTACT: Emily Barocas/202-225-7295

LARSON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO HELP COMMUNITY COLLEGES TRAIN WORKERS, WEATHER DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2009

CONTACT: Emily Barocas/ 202-225-7295

CONGRESSMAN LARSON STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S AFGHANISTAN SPEECH

Washington, DC – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement after President Obama's speech on the path forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

December 1, 2009

Contact: Paul Mounds 860-278-8888

Larson's Staff to Hold Office Hoursin Bloomfield

HARTFORD, CT - U.S. Congressman John B. Larson's (CT-01) staff will hold District Satellite Office hours at the Prosser Public Library in Bloomfield on Thursday, December 3, 2009 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

For Immediate Release: November 23, 2009

Contact: Paul Mounds 860-278-8888

Larson: Local Green Energy Company To Receive Recovery Act Funding

November 20, 2009

Contact: Paul Mounds (860) 278-8888

Congressman Larson to Host a Public Forum on Women's Health Issues in Hartford

Hartford, CT- Tuesday, November 24^th from 8am-9:30am at the Hartford Hilton, U.S. Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, will host a public forum with leaders from across Connecticut to discuss women's health care issues and the health care reform legislation.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2009

CONTACT: Emily Barocas/202-225-7295

LARSON: DEMS VOTE TO PROTECT SENIORS' ACCESS TO DOCTORS

Washington, DC -- Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement after the passage of the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act.

For Immediate Release: November 18, 2009

Contact: Paul Mounds/ 860-278-8888

Larson: Co-Opportunity of Hartford To Receive Recovery Act Funding To Support Workforce Training Program

Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis in announcing that Co-Opportunity, Inc of Hartford will receive $69,933 in Recovery Act funding to create new green-industry jobs through the YouthBuild Hartford program.