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HARTFORD – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) applauded the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) announcement this afternoon of a $1.15 million grant to fund reconstruction of Riverside Drive in East Hartford. The project is intended to help better link Goodwin College in East Hartford with the community.

WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted a plan by House Republicans to delay consumer protections under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that are intended to prevent excessive speculation on gasoline. According to an April 2011 analysis by Goldman Sachs, unregulated speculation adds over $20 per barrel to the price of oil.

WASHINGTON – At a House Ways and Means Committee Hearing today, Congressman John B. Larson (CT) asked the Chief Financial Officers of four major U.S. companies what the ramifications of Congress not acting on the need to raise the debt limit in a timely manner would be for their businesses.

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Lifelong Learning Accounts Act (LiLA) today to encourage continued education as a way to improve job skills and promote individuals' marketability.

Note: Video of Congressman Larson's remarks at today's press conference is available here and by clicking on the image below.

HARTFORD – Connecticut lawmakers and machinists from Pratt & Whitney will hold a rally this Monday in celebration of obtaining the contract of the next generation tanker project, the continued successes of the F-35 Project and to stress the general importance that defense contracting plays in the state's manufacturing economy.