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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against Republican legislation to gut funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), hindering its ability to go after wealthy tax cheats and fraudsters.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) was sworn into the 118th Congress.
WINDSOR — The town has received $3 million in federal funds to complete a "road diet" project on Broad Street.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.
“Two years ago, I watched as insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in an effort to dismantle our country’s peaceful transfer of power and change the outcome of a free and fair election,” said Larson. “Today, we remember the five police officers who lost their lives and honor the more than 140 who were injured defending our democracy.
Stratford, CT - House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Congressman John Larson (CT-01), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statement on the announcement of Sikorsky challenging the Army decision on FLRAA:
Towns and cities across Connecticut are set to see a major windfall from the $1.7 trillion bill to fund the federal government, thanks to the practice formerly known as earmarking where lawmakers secure large pots of money to benefit their state and districts.
More than 170 projects were approved for Connecticut and tucked into the federal funding bill that passed Congress on Friday. The total amount for the state is upwards of $236 million — a number that greatly exceeds the previous year.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, a government funding package that will bring $38.7 million to organizations in Connecticut’s First District. It is now on its way to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
HARTFORD — When military veteran Giselle Jacobs received her Veterans Assistance Supportive Housing Voucher in 2009, it could not have come at a better time for her and her children, she said.
Jacobs became homeless and was traveling to different homeless shelters throughout the city. When this was disclosed to the Veterans Affairs office, she was connected to a program that helped her to start the process of gaining the voucher.
Hartford, CT – In a press conference today in Hartford, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $293,976 in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers to the City of Hartford Housing Authority to provide a permanent home to veterans experiencing homelessness. In total, HUD awarded $25.4 million to 99 Public Housing Agencies across the country.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address in front of Congress: