Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2002LARSON AIDE NOMINATED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD NAMED FOR LATE U.S. REP. JOSEPH MOAKLEY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2002LARSON OFFERS AMENDMENT TO AID MUNICIPALITIES AND LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS
Effort Defeated Along Party-Lines In Science Committee Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2002HOUSE PASSES BOEHLERT/LARSON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2002LARSON STATEMENT ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG VOTE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27, 2002HOUSE PASSES DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONTAINING BILLIONS FOR CONNECTICUT
House Also Takes Up Military Construction Bill Funding Conn. National Guard Facility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 20, 2002LARSON PROVIDES TESTIMONY FOR SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING ON COLTSVILLE STUDY ACT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2002LARSON VOTES IN FAVOR OF FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE REPEAL OF SUNSET ON MARRIAGE PENALTY RELIEF
GOP Bill Would Prevent Social Security and Medicare From Being Strengthened
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2002LARSON VOTES IN FAVOR OF DEMOCRATIC VERSION OF ESTATE TAX REPEAL
GOP Bill Would Prevent Social Security and Medicare From Being Strengthened
STATEMENTOF CONGRESSMAN JOHN B. LARSON BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURALRESOURCES, CONCERNING S. 2519, TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORTO CONDUCT A STUDY OF COLTSVILLE IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FORPOTENTIAL INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.
June20, 2002
Chairman Akaka, Senator Thomas, and members of the Subcommittee, Iappreciate the opportunity to testify today in support of S. 2519, theColtsville Study Act. I would especially like to thank my colleaguesfrom Connecticut who have joined me in support of this legislation -Senator Lieberman, who is a cosponsor of the Senate bill, CongressmanLarson, who introduced the House version, and Congressman Shays, who isa cosponsor.