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Bridge in Rep Larson District
November 13, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) urged the Trump Administration to continue the delivery of immediate humanitarian aid to the people of Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation and called for a new U.S.-Jamaica recovery and resilience initiative to rebuild Jamaica’s infrastructure and strengthen the nation’s disaster preparedness capacity for future storms.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
November 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against the Senate's dirty funding ‘deal’ that does nothing to lower health care costs but includes millions in taxpayer-funded payouts to Senate Republicans. If Republicans allow Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, 19,000 CT-01 residents will see premiums spike, and the average family of four will see their annual premiums rise by $2,571.
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Hartford CT Buildings
November 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, after House Republicans returned from their eight-week shutdown vacation, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) welcomed his newly sworn in colleague, Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), and reiterated his call for swift action to release the Epstein Files, asking the Trump White House, “What are they hiding and who are they covering for?”
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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
November 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jim Himes (CT-04), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, released a letter to Daniel Driscoll, Secretary of the Army, regarding future procurement and modernization of the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter.
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Hartford CT Buildings
November 11, 2025

After being furloughed from Mohegan Sun Casino in 2020, Enrique Rodriguez took a gamble with retirement funds to open a restaurant inside Parkville Market in Hartford. He ended up opening four, including Mofongo, Las Tortas MX, Burrito Loko and Fowl Play.

“It's all about taking care of food and taking care of people,” Rodriguez said.

Tariffs on imports imposed by the Trump Administration, however, have forced small Latino business owners like Rodriguez to decide between losing customers or losing money.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
November 10, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced his opposition to the Senate Republican funding proposal that fails to address rising health care costs. If Affordable Care Act tax credits expire, 19,000 CT-01 residents will see premiums spike, and the average family of four will see their annual premiums rise by $2,571.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
November 8, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted the Trump Administration’s Friday night emergency appeal and Supreme Court order allowing the President to block the release of funding for SNAP benefits.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
November 7, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding Governor Lamont’s announcement that SNAP benefits for the month of November will be issued in full for Connecticut recipients, and vowing to keep up the fight against President Trump’s illegal SNAP shutdown.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
November 7, 2025

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced a resolution to change House rules that have allowed Speaker Johnson and Republican leadership to indefinitely recess the House during the government shutdown.

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November 6, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.