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Columnist Helaine Olen wrote the following piece that appeared in the Washington Post:
Social Security is an enormously popular program. It’s also hugely effective. Minus their monthly check, a large number of seniors would live in financially straitened circumstances.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $820,000 in federal funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for educational initiatives in Connecticut’s First Congressional District.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02) and two of her staff members.
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is making a $580 million investment in construction-ready municipal water pollution control projects that will protect the state’s waters from sewage pollution and help improve water quality.
Hartford, CT - Mayor Luke Bronin and Community Partners in Action (CPA) joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, advocates, partners, participants, and state and local leaders to cut the ribbon on the expanded, improved Reentry Welcome Center (RWC) in Hartford at its new location at 716 Windsor Street. CPA is a statewide organization that provides support services for those who have recently been incarcerated. CPA and the City of Hartford opened the RWC in September 2018 at City Hall.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for H.R. 1808, legislation to reinstate an Assault Weapons Ban, prohibiting the sale, manufacture, or transfer of new semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The likelihood of mass shooting deaths fell by 70% while the 1994-2004 Assault Weapons Ban was in effect, saving countless lives.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan investment in American semiconductor components to end the chip shortage, lower costs for families, and create hundreds of thousands of union jobs. This bill is now headed to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted to advance H.R. 8487, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, in the House Ways and Means Committee. This bipartisan legislation would improve care for seniors by standardizing processes and providing transparency and oversight to Medicare Advantage’s prior authorization process.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) led a bipartisan letter with 35 of his colleagues in support of the F135 engine. Addressed to Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante, the letter opposes the Air Force’s plan to pursue the risky Advanced Engine Technology Program (AETP) engine as a replacement for the existing F135 engine, which is the safest and most capable fighter engine ever produced.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after his legislation, the Formula Act, was signed into law by President Biden.