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Hartford, CT – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and the Connecticut Congressional delegation issued the following statement today regarding the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that Connecticut community health centers will receive $1.55 million in federal funding to expand their efforts and provide assistance to uninsured individuals seeking to enroll in affordable health insurance programs:

Hartford, CT - Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1 million in Brownfields Cleanup grants for various sites in Hartford and East Hartford, including $460,000 for hazardous substance cleanup and $540,000 for petroleum cleanup.

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and the Connecticut Congressional delegation today issued a statement applauding the announcement that Connecticut will receive over $6 million in emergency disaster relief funds from the U.S. Department of the Interior to repair and rebuild parks, public lands and refuges damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Connecticut will also receive a share of $12.7 million in additional funds that will aid restoration projects in multiple states impacted by Sandy.

Washington – The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released its report on the Ways and Means Committee Tax Reform Working Groups. Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Adrian Smith (R-NE), leaders of the Tax Reform Working Group on Financial Services, released the following statements:

Washington – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, aimed at allowing Connecticut and other states to collect sales tax from out of state online retailers:

Wethersfield, CT – Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) presented World War II veteran Joseph Luszczak of Wethersfield with military medals he earned serving our nation. Mr. Joseph Luszczak, 96, entered the service in 1943 serving in 'B' Company, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division. During his time in the U.S. Army Mr. Luszczak held several different military occupations including Supply NCO, Rifleman and Squad Leader.

(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.