Press Releases
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined events to celebrate the 88th anniversary of the Social Security Act being signed into law. In the morning, Rep. Larson joined the Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans for a celebration, and in the afternoon, he joined Social Security Works for a national town hall.
Hartford, CT – Last week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1 million in new federal funding with Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin to restore the Colt Gardener’s Cottage and Carriage House and integrate the buildings into the Coltsville National Historical Park.
Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $236,000 grant to the Connecticut Department of Public Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $10.6 million in grants, announced in May, to help coastal and Great Lakes communities. The funding will support water quality monitoring and public notification programs for beaches.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Mayor Luke Bronin announced $1 million in new federal funding to restore the Colt Gardener’s Cottage and Carriage House and integrate the buildings into the Coltsville National Historical Park.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released this statement following the announcement that Aetna CVS Health will lay off 5,000 employees this year:
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $2 million in federal funding to support the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History’s (CMCH) Educating for Democracy and Community History Projects.
Washington, D.C. - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) co-sponsored new legislation led by House Democrats to further lower prescription drug prices for American families: the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act. This legislation builds on consumer price protections Democrats passed last year in the Inflation Reduction Act that empower Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs for seniors by making those lower prices available to those on private health insurance. It also reins in pharmaceutical price gouging.
Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) will receive $3 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution. The grant program is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released this statement following the UPS and the Teamsters union, who represent over 340,000 workers nationwide, coming to a tentative agreement to increase pay and improve working conditions:
Larson Statement on Biden Nomination of Martin O’Malley for Commissioner of Social Security
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT) released this statement after President Biden nominated Martin O’Malley, former Governor of Maryland and Mayor of Baltimore, for Commissioner of Social Security.