Washington, Feb. 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson issued the following press release:
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $1 million in new federal funding to expand the Harriott Community Healthcare Academy, supporting efforts to train new care workers as Connecticut faces a severe healthcare worker shortage.
View the full press conference here (https://youtu.be/m8HxogGJPxo?si=JjMOF-Gz0QlBWi3_).
Larson requested funding for the new facility as part of this year's Community Project Funding (CPF) process, securing bipartisan support (https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-secures-1045-million-local-infrastructure-projects-votes-new) for the project, to expand access to the training needed to equip the next generati...