Today Congressman John Larson visited Nathan Hale school on Spruce Street to discuss the barriers erected by the Bush administration and the difficulties they have caused for municipalities, No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and a firefighters initiative to increase 
participation in volunteer fire districts.He also spent a great deal of time boasting about the accomplishments of the Democratic candidates, specifically referencing their willingness to work with federal representative and federal agencies to help improve Manchester. He noted that because of their willingness to travel to D.C. at various times to reach out for federal help has provided Manchester with $200,000 in seed money to develop a Youth Center at the old Spruce Street Firehouse, a $250,000 federal grant to establish a Regional Operations Emergency Center and $50,000 to implement state-of-the-art security equipment at Nathan Hale and Illing schools.
The Congressman took questions from those in attendance and a real dialogue between engaged residents and the Congressman took place. The Congressman touched upon how important it is that change occur on a local level and that residents continue to fight for change and work with their elected representatives if there is an issue they are passionate about.
