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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:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released this statement following the House January 6th Committee’s release of the executive summary to their final report and vote to refer four criminal charges for former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Puerto Rico Status Act to dedicate federal resources to fund and organize a binding referendum in which Puerto Ricans on the island could vote among three options: statehood, independence, or sovereignty in free association with the United States.
EAST HARTFORD — Connecticut's contribution to victory in World War II included brass munitions from Waterbury, fighter planes from Stratford, artillery fuses from Bristol, guns made in Hartford and New Haven, parachutes from Manchester and ball bearings, mess kits and all kinds of hardware from New Britain.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 10th anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Washington, D.C. - The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Connecticut received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative.
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health has been awarded a $32,253,484 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will be used to support the state agency’s newly launched Office of Public Heath Workforce Development.