Press Releases

Connecticut Congressional Delegation to Host Military Service Academy Informational Session

May 8, 2024

East Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced their offices will host an informational session for Connecticut high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors to learn more about the process to apply for the Military Service Academies.

The info session will be held on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 6 p.m. at the East Hartford Cultural Community Center located at 50 Chapman Place, East Hartford.

Issues:EducationLocal

Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces $42.4 Million to Build, Renovate, and Modernize Public Housing

May 8, 2024

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Washington, D.C. - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $42.4 million in new federal funding through the Public Housing Repair fund to build, renovate, and modernize public housing.

Issues:GrantsLocal

Connecticut Congressional Delegation, Governor Lamont, Commissioner Eucalitto Applaud USDOT Release of $3 Million in Emergency Relief Funds for I-95 Norwalk Repairs

May 6, 2024

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Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto in applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has approved the release of $3 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to help offset the costs with reconstructing the Fairfield Avenue Bridge over Interstate 95 in Norwalk, which was severely damaged in a motor vehicle collision on Thursday, May 2.

Issues:Infrastructure and TransportationLocal

Larson Statement on the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report

May 6, 2024

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 2024 Social Security Trustees Report, which shows that the Social Security Trust Fund will face insolvency by 2035 if Congress does not act.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesIn the News: Social Security 2100 ActSocial Security

Larson, Wild, Schakowsky, Matsui Lead Nearly 100 Members to Support Increased Funding to Strengthen the Social Security Administration

May 3, 2024

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Susan Wild (PA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Doris Matsui (CA-07) led nearly 100 Members of Congress in a letter to House appropriators in support of increased funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial Security

Connecticut Congressional Delegation Urges Expedited Federal Assistance for I-95 Bridge Damage Response

May 3, 2024

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Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Representatives Jim Himes, Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney, and Jahana Hayes and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy in writing a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) supporting the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s (CTDOT) request for assistance following yesterday’s events in which a tanker fire damaged Interstate-95 (I-95) and the Fairfield Avenue bridge in Norwalk. The damage will result in the closure of the major northeast transportation corridor for at least several days.

Issues:Infrastructure and TransportationLocal

Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces Over $28 Million for Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water

May 2, 2024

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Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $28,650,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to help Connecticut identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water.

Issues:Energy And EnvironmentLocal

Rep. Larson in the Ways and Means Committee

Larson Highlights the Need to Act on Social Security with Secretary Yellen, Applauds President Biden’s Plan to Enhance Benefits

April 30, 2024

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Washington, D.C. - Today, in the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) highlighted the need to strengthen Social Security with Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and commended President Biden for laying out a plan in his budget to enhance benefits for the first time in more than 50 years by ‘scrapping the cap’ on income above $400,000 a year.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial SecurityTax Policy

Larson Opens Application Period for Community Project Funding, Slams GOP Nonprofit Ban

April 26, 2024

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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced his office is accepting Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding applications and slammed the Republican majority’s newly-announced ‘nonprofit ban’ aimed at restricting funding for LGBTQ+ organizations.

Issues:GrantsHuman RightsLocal

Larson and Davis Call for Greater Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries as SSA Expands the Use of Payroll Data

April 23, 2024

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) called for stronger protections for beneficiaries in a letter to Commissioner Martin O’Malley on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) proposed rule to expand its use of commercial electronic payroll data to administer the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability programs.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial Security