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President Joe Biden’s budget proposal would help protect tens of thousands of Connecticut jobs at Pratt & Whitney as well as its suppliers by supporting the modernization of the F135 engines for fighter jets.
The decision by the Air Force to not continue the competition to find an alternative would save $6 billion and preserve 27,000 jobs at Raytheon Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney, according to U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District. He has helped lead the push for making upgrades to the company’s existing engines that power the F-35 joint strike fighter.
East Hartford, CT – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the passing of former Hartford Mayor Ann Uccello and former Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder:
“Ann Uccello was a remarkable woman and always a class act. She put service above self and won elections by the force of her values, determination, and dedication to the people she took an oath of office to serve,” said Larson.
East Hartford, CT - U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (D-Conn.), Greg Steube (R-Fla.), Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), and Mark Alford (R-Mo.) today introduced legislation in the U.S. House with 20 bipartisan cosponsors to provide Medicare coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by doctors of chiropractic care. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced companion legislation today in the U.S. Senate.
East Hartford, CT – The American tradition of public service to others has long been a pillar of U.S. citizenship. When President John F. Kennedy delivered his inaugural address on January 20, 1961, he famously challenged his fellow Americans: "Ask not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your country."
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 fighter jet engine will continue to power the Air Force’s jet fighters as part of President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget.
Three of Connecticut’s congressional representatives praised Biden’s decision not to begin a competition that would have replaced the F135. GE Aerospace had been pushing for a new engine, according to flightglobal.com.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Silicon Valley Bank failure. Under the Trump Administration, Rep. Larson voted against a Republican-led provision that weakened the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act’s regulations of small and mid-sized banks.
East Hartford, CT - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement praising President Biden’s decision to pursue F135 engine modernization in his 2024 budget instead of starting a new competition for an Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) engine to power the F-35 fighter jet.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), at the Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Biden’s budget plan, questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding Americans paying into Social Security.
Washington, D.C. - Today, during the Ways and Means Committee markup of misguided legislation that would “prioritize” America’s debt in the event of a Republican-led default, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) spoke out against this plan that would pay China before Americans like our nation’s veterans and children.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced his office is accepting Fiscal Year 2024 Community Funding Project applications.