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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement in response to the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to accept the ceasefire deal negotiated by the Biden Administration without delay, joining the calls of Israeli citizens and the families of hostages held in Gaza.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) 2024 program grants have been announced, and the Town of West Hartford will receive a portion of the nearly $17 million in grants allocated to Connecticut for traffic safety projects through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Nearly $17 million is coming to Connecticut for traffic safety projects aimed at ending fatalities on the state’s roads, according to Connecticut’s congressional delegation.
The money, from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program, was announced Wednesday in a release from U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and U.S. Reps. John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro and Jim Himes.
Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation wrote to President Joe Biden urging a major disaster declaration after severe flooding destroyed roads, homes, and other critical infrastructure in August.
It is one of those unwelcome surprises that is almost guaranteed to anger people when they retire: income from Social Security benefits is subject to federal taxes - and in some cases, to state taxes as well.
So it is not a shock to see Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dangling elimination of the tax as a possible enticement to voters this summer.