Larry B. Butler

Rep. Larry Butler, House chairman of the Housing Committee, on Friday praised the Senate’s passage of an affordable housing bill that he called historic legislation. The bill, passed previously by the House, goes to Gov. Dannel Malloy for his signature.

We have been making steady progress in dealing with Connecticut’s opioid crisis, but we still have a long way to go. Legislation we passed today that I championed is another step in the right direction.

I was honored to host Waterbury’s 30th anniversary observance of the tragic L’Ambiance Plaza building collapse in Bridgeport that claimed the lives of 28 workers, including many from Waterbury. The names of those who lost their lives were read at the observance today at Veterans Memorial Hall in City Hall in Waterbury.

Rep. Larry Butler joined his legislative colleagues and advocates of Connecticut's community action agency network to oppose Governor Dannel Malloy's proposed cuts in the state's human services programs and President Trump's proposed cuts in federal programs.

A partnership of state agencies has launched CT Dollars & Sense, a new on-line portal that provides one website for Connecticut students and parents to find out how to plan, save and pay for college.

I voted for the agreement to restructure the state’s long-term pension payment obligations because it will give us more predictability for balancing the state budget and meeting our long-term obligations to Connecticut’s workers in the coming years. -- Larry

The Legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus held a forum on September 30, 2016 to discuss Connecticut’s public education funding.

Connecticut is leading the way in ending homelessness among veterans and the chronically homeless.