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John Larson: “It was all funded through incentive by the federal…”

Featuring: John Larson, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 1st Congressional District

Larson Announces $550,000 for Our Piece of the Pie to Connect Youth with Support and Resources

Published April 9, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:35

And when veterans returned from the Second World War, they rented initially, but they had a chance to get a place to live and then ultimately to buy their own home. And It was all funded through incentive by the federal government. Service above self and rededicating ourselves to this great city of Hartford, the communities, 169 communities all across the state of Connecticut and to the United States of America. (08:35–08:42)

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Asserts that federal government incentives funded housing opportunities for veterans post-WWII.

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