Skip to main content

Media

Latest News

Image
Bridge in Rep Larson District
December 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a funding bill that keeps government open, averting a Musk-Trump holiday shutdown. The bill also included $23 million in relief for Connecticut farmers recovering from crop losses due to severe flooding and frost. 

Image
Bridge in Rep Larson District
December 19, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Musk-Trump funding bill failed on the House floor, leaving the nation barreling toward a holiday shutdown. 

Image
Front view of the Capitol
December 18, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after billionaire Elon Musk demanded Republicans back out of a bipartisan agreement to keep government open. 

Image
Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
December 9, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07), and Senate Committee on Finance Chair Ron Wyden (OR) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of ongoing efforts by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve customer service for beneficiaries who are seeking to resolve overpayments of their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits.
Image
Hartford CT Buildings
December 7, 2024

More than $9.8 million in “competitive federal funding” to be used for four municipal park development projects is being awarded, according to Gov. Ned Lamont and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

According to Lamont and other officials, the money is going to:

Bridgeport, receiving $1,062,454 for a project dubbed “Sliver by the River that will transform a vacant lot into a three-acre riverside park.”

Issues:GrantsLocal
Image
Hartford CT Buildings
December 6, 2024
East Hartford, CT - Members of the Connecticut Congressional delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that the cities of Bridgeport, Bristol, and Stamford are being awarded more than $9.8 million in competitive federal funding that will benefit four municipal park development projects in each city.
Issues:Grants
Image
Bridge in Rep Larson District
December 5, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy called on the U.S. Department of Education to discharge student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of students who were defrauded by predatory schools.
Issues:Education
Image
Hartford CT Buildings
December 5, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) applauded the Department of Defense’s announcement of a $1.3 billion modification to a Pratt & Whitney contract for F135 maintenance and sustainment.
Image
Bridge in Rep Larson District
November 28, 2024

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement: 

Issues:Local
Image
Hartford CT Buildings
November 22, 2024

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 61st anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 

Issues:History