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Rep. Larson at a Ways and Means Committee hearing
November 7, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) implored his Republican colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee to reject the extreme cuts to Social Security they have proposed and join Democrats to protect and enhance benefits for the first time in over 50 years.

 You can watch Rep. Larson’s remarks here. 

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Hartford CT Buildings
November 6, 2023

Hartford, CT - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Governor Ned Lamont on announced the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected 10 projects in Connecticut for a total of nearly $2 billion in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

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Rep. Larson and Mayor Bronin at The American Place
November 3, 2023

Local and federal officials gathered at the Hartford Public Library on Tuesday to celebrate a two-year, $450,000 grant to expand the library’s citizenship and immigration services.

The library currently offers citizenship application services to roughly 200 people a year through a division known as the American Place, or TAP, founded in 2000 to support immigrants in adjusting to their new home and navigating the path to citizenship. 

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Hartford CT Buildings
November 2, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against H.R. 6126, Speaker Johnson’s bill to tie security aid to Israel to a Republican plan that would let wealthy tax cheats and corporations off the hook. 

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Rep. Larson speaks in support of homeowners with crumbling foundations.
November 2, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) received a commitment from Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) to find a bipartisan path forward on tax relief for homeowners with crumbling foundations.

 You can watch Rep. Larson’s remarks here. 

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
November 1, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement opposing House Republicans’ plan to hold up aid for Israel so they can undercut the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) ability to go after wealthy tax cheats and fraudsters. 

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Rep. Larson and Mayor Bronin at The American Place
October 31, 2023

Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced $450,000 in federal funding from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to expand Hartford Public Library's successful citizenship instruction and naturalization application services to immigrants at The American Place.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 30, 2023
East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined the Biden Administration’s call for humanitarian pauses in Gaza.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 30, 2023
Hartford, CT - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced $1.749 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support six traffic safety projects across Connecticut.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
October 27, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Becca Balint (VT-AL) applauded President Biden for heeding their calls to deliver emergency relief for Northeast farmers to recover from devastating crop damage and loss they faced due to severe frost and flooding earlier this year.