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October 12, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House passed a short-term debt ceiling fix.
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October 12, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that the Southington Fire Department was awarded a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program.
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October 12, 2021
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. — State officials announced Tuesday a million-dollar grant to support a local fire department’s staffing and response efforts.
With the SAFER grant, Southington Fire will receive $1.2 million.
The grant program provides funding to local fire departments to increase the number of trained, frontline firefighters.
It’s a step in the right direction for the department, which currently takes an average of 10 minutes to arrives at the scene of a fire, officials said.
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October 6, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that the Hartford Public Library has been awarded a $250,000 grant by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) through the Fiscal Year 2021 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program.
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October 5, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) visited InterCommunity’s Recovery House to announce $4.7 million in grant funding for the regional network of health centers.
Issues:GrantsHealth CareLocal
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October 4, 2021
Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) attended the grand reopening of Colt Park.
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September 30, 2021
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-1), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-3), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-4), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-5) on Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Connecticut more than $12.3 million to support major construction and renovation projects at health center sites across the state.
Issues:Health Care
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September 29, 2021
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing nearly $10 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funding and American Recovery Plan Act funding to support Connecticut’s dairy and aquaculture industries, which experienced significant market disruptions during the pandemic, negatively impacting sales.
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September 24, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Women’s Health Protection Act.
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September 24, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act.