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Bridge in Rep Larson District
August 1, 2023

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released this statement following the announcement that Aetna CVS Health will lay off 5,000 employees this year: 

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Rep. Larson announces $2 million for the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
July 31, 2023

Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $2 million in federal funding to support the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History’s (CMCH) Educating for Democracy and Community History Projects. 

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Rep. Larson discusses state and federal efforts to help farmers impacted by flooding in the Connecticut River Valley.
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Rep. Larson discusses state and federal efforts to help farmers impacted by flooding in the Connecticut River Valley.

July 28, 2023

Over the last two years, drought, frost and now flooding have hit Connecticut farms, and as weather-related disasters become more common, the farmers are pushing Congress to fix a crop insurance program they say hasn’t worked for them.

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Hartford CT Buildings
July 28, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) co-sponsored new legislation led by House Democrats to further lower prescription drug prices for American families: the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act.

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Senator Blumenthal, Rep. Larson, and East Windsor First Selectman Jason Bowsza
July 28, 2023

Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) will receive $3 million from the U.S.

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Hartford CT Buildings
July 26, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released this statement following the UPS and the Teamsters union, who represent over 340,000 workers nationwide, coming to a tentative agreement to increase pay and improve working conditions: 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
July 26, 2023

Larson Statement on Biden Nomination of Martin O’Malley for Commissioner of Social Security  

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
July 25, 2023
Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that the state will receive $6.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Resilience grant program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Hartford CT Buildings
July 25, 2023

Hartford, CT – Connecticut’s congressional delegation called on President Biden and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to heed Governor Ned Lamont’s call to take necessary action to declare a disaster in Connecticut and ensure the state’s farmers can survive the significant financial loss from the severe flooding that occurred this month.   

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Rep. Larson at the Ways and Means hearing.
July 20, 2023

A union representing more than 750,000 federal employees warned Wednesday that the House GOP's proposed cuts to the Social Security Administration for the coming fiscal year would deeply harm the already strained and understaffed agency, potentially forcing it to