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Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) attended Senator John McCain’s memorial service as he lied in state.

Today, U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Committee, Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), and U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), called on Secretary Betsy DeVos to abandon the “borrower defense” rule change at the Department of Education, which would rescind an Obama-era policy put in place to protect students who are misled by predatory for-profit colleges.

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation applauded $2,875,000 in federal funding from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program to provide local community coalitions funding to prevent youth substance use.

Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former Congressman and President of the University of New Haven Lawrence DeNardis.

Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of Senator John McCain.

Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) criticized the Treasury Department’s new proposed regulations targeting state and local tax deduction (SALT) states after they were released yesterday.

Today, U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) awards totaling $3,251,466.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement after the Treasury Department released new proposed regulations targeting SALT states.