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March 1, 2019
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Jahana Hayes (CT-5), on Friday announced $395,355 in grant funding from the Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) to support the Senior Corps RSVP program.
Issues:LocalNational Service
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February 28, 2019
The Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T Corporation, to urge his reconsideration of the decision to move 92 union positions and 25 management positions from the AT&T facility in Meriden to facilities in Georgia and Tennessee.
Issues:Local
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February 27, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, which passed the House.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
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February 27, 2019
Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05) voted for the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act, which was included in the Natural Resources Management Act.
Issues:Energy And Environment
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February 26, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted to uphold the Constitution and terminate the President’s National Emergency Declaration.
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February 15, 2019
Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019 (VRIPA), a bipartisan bill that would exempt from taxation the benefits volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel receive from their communities.
Issues:Tax Policy
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February 14, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House passed the Appropriations Conference Report to fully fund the government for FY 2019.
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February 14, 2019
Today, Congressmen John Larson (CT-01) and Joe Courtney (CT-02) hailed the inclusion of two provisions to help address Connecticut’s crumbling foundations crisis in the final version of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.J. Res. 31), a bill to fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
Issues:LocalCrumbling Foundations
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Reps. Larson, Courtney, Higgins, & Welch Introduce Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act
February 13, 2019
In a news conference on Capitol Hill, Congressmembers Brian Higgins (NY-26), John Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Peter Welch (VT-AL) announced plans to introduce the Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act.
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February 13, 2019
Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation applauded $782,931 in federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support Long Island Sound (the Sound) research projects conducted by marine scientists at the University of Connecticut (UConn).
Issues:Energy And Environment