Press Releases
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August 1, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01), members of the Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which would expand the Child Tax Credit and restore research and development expensing, among other critical tax provisions.
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July 25, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he was cosponsoring a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court’s decision granting immunity to Presidents for ‘official acts’ at former President Donald Trump’s request.
Issues:Judicial
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July 24, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress.
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July 24, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after H.R. 9076, which included his bipartisan Promoting Community-Based Prevention Services Act, passed out of the Ways and Means Committee, advancing to the House Floor.
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July 24, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after former United States Senator Joe Lieberman’s national memorial service in Washington, D.C.
Issues:Local
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July 22, 2024
Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a coalition of states known as the New England Heat Pump Accelerator Coalition – which includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island – with a $450 million grant through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program to accelerate adoption of affordable electric heat pumps throughout the region.
Issues:Energy And EnvironmentGrants
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July 19, 2024
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, Reps. John Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senator Chris Murphy joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and 43 members of Congress in urging the Biden administration to advance evidence-based solutions that would keep unhoused people from the streets, following the Supreme Court’s recent decision to criminalize homelessness in Grants Pass v. Johnson.
Issues:Human RightsJudicial
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July 13, 2024
East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after an incident involving former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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July 10, 2024
Washington, D.C - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee voted to advance $453 million in cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA), $1.6 billion below President Biden’s budget request, endangering hard-earned benefits for millions of Americans.
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July 9, 2024
Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto announced a $38.9 million competitive grant for the CT Department of Transportation (CTDOT) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase 46 battery electric buses and install 29 chargers for the CTfastrak bus rapid transit service.