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October 16, 2013

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement tonight after the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of reopening the government and raising the debt ceiling. Under the deal, the government would be funded through January 15th while the debt ceiling would be raised through February 7th:

Issues:Economy
October 12, 2013

Washington - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined colleagues in signing a petition to bring legislation to the floor that would reopen the federal government. The shutdown began on October 1st after attempts to vote on a bill to fund the government were blocked by House Republican leadership in a failed effort to defund the Affordable Care Act.

Issues:Economy
October 11, 2013
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Right now the U.S. House of Representatives is embroiled in a debate on whether or not to fully fund the federal government and end the current shutdown.
Issues:Veterans
October 9, 2013
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, continued calls to the Supreme Court to uphold portions of the "McCain-Feingold" Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 that restrict the total dollar amount of aggregate contributions a donor may make.
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Larson Speaking at C-130H Roll-Out Ceremony
October 7, 2013

Hartford, CT – On Saturday, October 5th, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Air National Guard to mark the new mission for the Flying Yankees, the 103rd Airlift Wing now charged with operating C-130H aircraft.

October 1, 2013

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on the official opening of the State of Connecticut health insurance exchange marketplace, Access Health CT. The state-based exchange was created in order to provide greater access to healthcare coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act.

September 30, 2013

Washington - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today after House Republicans voted to send a Continuing Resolution that threatens healthcare for millions of Americans to the U.S. Senate with less than four hours left to avoid a federal government shutdown:

Issues:Economy
September 26, 2013
Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $626,781 in federal funding for the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Inc. in Hartford.
Issues:Grants
September 26, 2013

Washington – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) announced a $17,448 grant for Northwestern Connecticut Community College's Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program.

September 25, 2013

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called on Congress to work together to avoid the looming government shutdown and a repeat of the 2011 debt ceiling debacle. The federal government faces shutdown on October 1st if Congress cannot come together on a continuing resolution and will stand to default on its bills if the debt limit is not raised by October 17th.

Issues:Economy