Press Releases

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

Washington, D.C. - Last night, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation led by Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) to protect and preserve the Sound. 

Washington, D.C. – Today House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after House Republicans released Fiscal Year 2025 government funding legislation that cuts the Social Security Administration’s budget by $453 million, $1.6 billion below President Biden’s request.

Hartford, CT – Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker announced the release of more than $2 million in grants for 36 school districts and summer camp programs across Connecticut that will be used to support the delivery of mental health programming for students during the summer months over the next two years.