Category Archives: Congress
Larson fell short of his dreams
Congressman John Larson told The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper, that when he was young, ““I dreamed of playing sports [professionally]. Baseball always had a greater allure, but I loved football too. Realistically, I wanted to be a [high school] teacher … Continue reading
Filed under baseball, Congress, football, John Larson, The Hill
Larson to take global warming junket
REP. LARSON JOINS SPEAKER PELOSI ON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ADDRESS SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL WARMING WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman John B. Larson announced that he is participating in a bipartisan Congressional Delegation trip to Greenland, Germany, Great Britain and Belgium to meet with … Continue reading
Filed under Congress, Environment, global warming, John Larson, Nancy Pelosi, News
Gas prices sure to fall; Larson against price gouging
LARSON VOTES TO CRACK DOWN ON PRICE GOUGINGBill supported by Rep. Larson Passes House; takes important step to end price gouging WASHINGTON – As Americans approach Memorial Day and the summer driving season, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-1) joined an … Continue reading
Filed under Big Oil, Congress, Energy, fuel, gasoline prices, John Larson, price gouging
‘Star Wars’ gets boost from Rep. Larson
Some peace activists are extremely unhappy with Congressman John Larson’s support for funding anti-missile defense programs. Take a look, for example at this blog, which includes this passage: In the House of Representatives last week Democratic Party Congress members lead … Continue reading
Filed under Air Born Laser, Congress, Ellen Tauscher, John Larson, missile defense, News, Star Wars
Larson: Strip Bush of his war power to wage war
REP. LARSON REAFFIRMS REVOKING PRESIDENT’S AUTHORITY TO WAGE WAR WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-1) issued the following statement regarding legislation introduced by Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton and Senator Robert Byrd yesterday that would revoke the President’s authority to wage … Continue reading
Filed under Congress, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, John Larson, Politics, President Bush, Robert Byrd, war, war powers
Rep. John Larson blasts Bush on veto
I think John Larson, our congressman, is right in pushing for an end to this war. Bush needs to compromise so we can pull out with at least some honor and dignity intact. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2007 LARSON STATEMENT … Continue reading
Filed under Congress, Iraq war, John Larson, President Bush, war
Congressman Larson gains key House position
Our congressman, John Larson, just got tapped as one of 10 Democrats who will serve on the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. He’ll no doubt do a lot of cheerleading for fuel cells, since they’re made hereabouts, … Continue reading
Filed under Congress, Energy, Environment, Foreign policy, global warming, Iraq war, John Larson, News, Politics
West Hartford loves Lieberman
Poking around on opensecrets.org to see which politicians got cash in West Hartford during last year’s race, I was not surprised to find Joe Lieberman cleaned Ned Lamont’s clock here. Based solely on the list of top donors in each … Continue reading
