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Hartford CT Buildings
August 27, 2025

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement as more details come out in the hours since the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 26, 2025
East Hartford, CT – House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rep. Val Hoyle (OR-04) led a group of their Democratic colleagues urging the Department of Labor to protect economic data from President Donald Trump’s political meddling.
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Hartford CT Buildings
August 26, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) called on Congress to act after the New York Times published a whistleblower report that ‘DOGE’ “uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server.”
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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
August 26, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. No president has ever fired a Federal Reserve Governor before, something the Supreme Court has signaled would be illegal.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 25, 2025

Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced that Bradley International Airport and Tweed-New Haven Airport have received over $7 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 23, 2025

ICE arrested seven people at a Newington car wash Saturday morning, according to a Facebook post by Newington Mayor Jon Trister.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 23, 2025

East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after ICE detained seven workers at a car wash in Newington without notifying local officials. 

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Rep. Larson, Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Patrick Nelligan, and U.S. Army veteran Sherri Vogt
August 23, 2025

A local veteran received two medals in acknowledgement of his service to the country in a ceremony in city council chambers at Bristol City Hall.

U.S. Congressman Rep. John Larson presented Command Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Nelligan with the Meritorious Service Medal and Legion of Merit Retirement Award on Thursday, Aug. 21.

“Officer Nelligan has led a life of service, both to our nation in the U.S. Army and to his community in Bristol,” said Larson, in a release Friday.

Issues:Veterans
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Rep. Larson and Senator Blumenthal with workers at the Newington VA
August 22, 2025
Newington, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited the Newington VA campus to call out the Trump Administration’s illegal termination of collective bargaining for workers, the cancellation of approved maternity leave for expecting parents, and ‘DOGE’ mass firings that have created severe staff shortages at every VA facility nationwide.
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Rep. Larson and Senator Blumenthal with workers at the Newington VA
August 22, 2025

Unions representing government workers say chronic understaffing, job cuts and what they call union-busting by the White House are hindering services for the 60,000 veterans in Connecticut, and millions more around the country, who get their healthcare through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).