116th Congress

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that Connecticut airports will be receiving $30 million in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that will be used to offset the dramatic economic impact of COVID-19 on the aviation sector. Airports can use the grants for a wide range of purposes.

In a letter to President Donald Trump, Connecticut’s entire Congressional delegation urged support for Governor Ned Lamont’s request for a 100 percent cost-share adjustment for the major disaster declaration and emergency declaration issued to Connecticut in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Jim Himes (D-CT) and Jahana Hayes (D-CT).

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to urge him to prioritize the distribution of the remaining $70 billion designated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for medical providers to those providers in COVID-19 hot spots, such as Connecticut. On Friday, members of the delegation announced that Connecticut would receive nearly $380 million in funding, however, the distribution of those funds across the nation failed to consider providers operating in COVID-19 hot spots or those that serve fewer Medicare patients.

Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that Connecticut will be receiving nearly $380 million in initial funding from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund that was allocated through the CARES Act.

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that community health centers in the First District would be receiving over $5.6 million in funding to combat COVID-19 from the CARES ACT, which Larson voted for.