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(Washington) – Today Congressman John B. Larson announced that the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art has been awarded a $300,000 competitive grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support the museum's traveling exhibition, Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008. The grant will fund exhibition costs, including a fully illustrated scholarly catalogue co-published with Yale University Press, as well as associated educational programming for museum visitors.

Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, released the following statement on the passing of Bob Edgar, President and CEO of Common Cause:

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today hailed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s decision to end the Job Corps enrollment freeze. The three have worked for this decision for months, most recently sending a letter to DOL imploring them to use their authority to transfer addition funds to the Job Corps program and take other steps to end the freeze.

Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) took to the floor of the United States House of Representatives to call for a vote on legislation expanding background checks to all commercial gun sales. While the majority party in the House remains unwilling to take up any legislation to address gun violence prevention, Congressman Larson plans on filing a bill identical to the bi-partisan Manchin-Toomey background checks proposal, and to subsequently file a discharge petition to bring it to the floor if the House continues not to act.

Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) made the following statement after the U.S. Senate rejected a bipartisan proposal expanding background checks to all commercial gun sales:

Hartford, CT -- Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) announced today the awards of three federal fire Operations and Safety (OP &S) Grants through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant programs administered by FEMA. These grants will help improve the safety and operations of firefighters and first responders in Seymour, Middletown and East Hartford.

Washington — Three members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation—U.S. Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) along with Senator Chris Murphy—today hailed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)'s decision to end the Job Corps enrollment freeze. The three have worked for this decision for months, most recently sending a letter to DOL imploring them to use their authority to transfer addition funds to the Job Corps program and take other steps to end the freeze.