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New $5 & $1 Coins Intended to Help Maintain Twain Legacy, Benefit Local Museum and House
Remarks on the GOP budget on floor of the House of Representatives
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement today in recognition of Equal Pay Day.
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded President Obama's call for increased oversight to protect American consumers from illegal speculation and market manipulation that leads to higher prices at the pump: "President Obama is exactly right. We can't afford to allow some speculators to reap millions, while millions of American families get the short end of the stick. And that's exactly what's happening today. |
Transcript of Press Availability Before House Democratic Caucus Meeting
HARTFORD, CT – Declaring that the system for regulating collegiate athletics appears to be broken, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John Larson (CT-01) released the following joint-statement today:
Guilford: ‘Oil Speculators have overtaken energy markets'
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(Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today applauded an $8.6 million Department of Health and Human Services grant to provide home visits that support early childhood development to Connecticut families that elect to receive such services. The grant was awarded to the Connecticut Department of Public Health through the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program created by the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the House Republican Budget that would end the Medicare guarantee and slash over four million jobs while rewarding those making over $1 million a year with over $300,000 in additional tax breaks:
"As Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, in these troubled times, ‘we need to prevail upon this country to come together and find the warm courage of national unity that comes from shared sacrifice.'
WASHINGTON – This afternoon Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) joined with colleagues in the House of Representatives to introduce the 2012 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization bill.
Larson, who is a co-sponsor of the 2012 legislation and has been a staunch supporter of continued reauthorization and sustained funding since he entered Congress in 1999, called on the House to act immediately to pass this important legislation.