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HARTFORD – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) will welcome members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to Hartford next week in celebration of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 200^th birthday.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressmen Pete Sessions (R-TX) and John Larson (D-CT) today introduced The Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2011 (H.R. 2108). The legislation would promote Medicare cost savings by putting policies in place that would establish an appropriate Medicare reimbursement for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and protect access to high quality health care services for patients.

WASHINGTON – Congressman John Larson (CT-01), released the following statement on today's Department of Labor report indicating that the economy added 54,000 jobs in May:

"The number one priority for Americans today is jobs. As today's jobs report illustrates, our economic recovery is fragile and we cannot take job growth for granted. While May marks the 15th consecutive month of positive job growth, far too many Americans are still looking for work and struggling to support their families.

WEST HARTFORD – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) will host an interactive forum next Tuesday at the University of Hartford's Konover Campus Center on cutting the national deficit.

Over the past several decades, our national debt has grown to more than $14 trillion. Democrats and Republicans in Washington have proposed different ways to cut the deficit. Recently, Republicans have proposed ending Medicare while Democrats have proposed eliminating tax breaks for oil companies and the nation's wealthiest Americans.

May 25, 2011

Dear Friends,

In addition to getting our economy going strong again and creating jobs, our nation's long term economic health is one of the most important issues that must be addressed.

Urges GOP to not Delay and Defund Reform Legislation Passed Last Congress

HARTFORD – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) will hold a press conference Tuesday morning to highlight the impact that oil speculation has on oil and gas prices.

According to an April 2011 Goldman Sachs report, unregulated speculation adds over $20 to the price of a barrel of oil. Additionally, during a Senate hearing on oil tax subsidies, Exxon/Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson recently admitted that a barrel of oil should cost $60-$70 based solely on supply and demand.

WASHINGTON – Congressman John Larson (CT-01) released the following statement in support of President Barack Obama's veto threat over any defense bill that could provide additional taxpayer dollars for the GE/Rolls Royce F-35 "Extra Engine."