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Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto in applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has approved the release of $3 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief funds for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to help offset the costs with reconstructing the Fairfield Avenue Bridge over Interstate 95 in Norwalk, which was severely damaged in a motor vehicle collision on Thursday, May 2.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Susan Wild (PA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Doris Matsui (CA-07) led nearly 100 Members of Congress in a letter to House appropriators in support of increased funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Representatives Jim Himes, Rosa DeLauro, Joe Courtney, and Jahana Hayes and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy in writing a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) supporting the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s (CTDOT) request for assistance following yesterday’s events in which a tanker fire damaged Interstate-95 (I-95) and the Fairfield Avenue bridge in Norwalk. The damage will result in the closure of the major northeast transportation corridor for at least several days.

Washington, D.C. - Today, in the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) highlighted the need to strengthen Social Security with Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and commended President Biden for laying out a plan in his budget to enhance benefits for the first time in more than 50 years by ‘scrapping the cap’ on income above $400,000 a year.