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Last night, the House passed HR 133, the FY 2021 omnibus, which made Rep. John B. Larson’s (CT-01) Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA) permanent.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted H.R. 133, the FY 2021 omnibus.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the bipartisan COVID relief package and released the following statement.

Chair-designate of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Congressman John Larson (CT-01) today secured $135.5 million for the restoration of the Federal Courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut, in the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending package.

Members of the Connecticut Delegation, including U.S. Representative John Larson (CT-1), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Joe Courtney (CT-2), today announced that the omnibus budget package repeals a mandate that be sold and $18.9 million will be allocated for cleanup.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on COVID relief negotiations.

Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Andrew Saul demanding that SSA forgive repayment of extra benefits paid to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the announcement that his Washington D.C. Scheduler and Executive Assistant and West Hartford native, Sarah Gianni, was named an “Unsung Hero of Capitol Hill” by the Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange.