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WASHINGTON – Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation applauded the decision by Congressional Appropriators to include more than $2.6 billion in disaster relief funding in the appropriations bill being considered by Congress this week.
HARTFORD – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement recognizing Veterans Day, which will be celebrated on Friday, November 11:
"Americans owe our veterans and their families immeasurable thanks for their service to our country. Today, we honor the bravery and valor of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardsmen and Marines, past and present. Let us vow to never forget their sacrifices."
HARTFORD – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) was joined by Commissioner Glenn Marshall of the CT Department of Labor, Elliot Ginsberg of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), Dr. Robert Kennedy of the CT Board of Regents for Higher Education, Thomas Phillips of Capital Workforce Partners and Industrial Air Flow Dynamics (IAFD) CEO, Stephen Harrington to announce the launch of a new manufacturing job-match initiative.
HARTFORD — With low voter participation across the nation at the polls this week, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), announced today that he supports an initiative to move elections from Tuesdays to the weekend to make it easier for all citizens to do their civic duty.
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About the Job Match
The "Connecticut Manufacturing Job-Match Initiative" is aimed at not only developing the skills of a workforce to fill the current manufacturing job vacancies, but also one to compete for future high skilled jobs.
HARTFORD – Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement after Connecticut Light & Power missed their Sunday evening deadline to restore power to 99 percent of customers and as of Tuesday morning had still failed to restore power to over 20,000 households. Larson, who met with line crews and talked with volunteers in shelters praised the men and women involved in the recovery effort for, "demonstrating all that is good in our communities, state and nation."
WASHINGTON, DC- Senators Joe Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John Larson today announced a $75 million contract for the Military Engines division of Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford. The contract, which was awarded by the U.S. Navy, will fund a comprehensive set of engineering, programmatic, and logistics services for the company's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F135 Propulsion System.
After HHS release of immediate LIHEAP funds last week, lawmakers call on House leadership to maintain $4.7 billion funding level in FY2012 budget
HARTFORD – Congressman Larson released the following statement on the remaining members of the Connecticut delegations decision to call for an investigation of CL&P:
"My primary focus right now is to make sure everyone in CT gets power as soon as possible and to ensure that the right entities are coordinating to get my constituents power and heat especially before this cold weekend.
Transcript of Yesterday's Press Availability After House Democratic Caucus Meeting
WASHINGTON – Representatives John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Joe Courtney (CT-02) held a press availability yesterday before the Democratic Caucus meeting on the ongoing storm recovery efforts in Connecticut and the need for Congress to address Jobs. Below is the transcript: