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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released this statement following the Ways and Means Committee markup of the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), legislation that would repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP).
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement in response to Hurricane Fiona’s devastating impact on Puerto Rico.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) participated in the Ways and Means Committee Hearing on "Preparing America’s Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis" and highlighted the cost of not addressing climate change to the American people.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) participated in the Ways and Means Committee Hearing "The Future of U.S.-Taiwan Trade" and called for utilizing the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) in Taiwan.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released this statement following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who served as queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations for 70 years.
“Queen Elizabeth’s reign has spanned seven decades through war and peace and countless historic events,” said Larson. “I commend her for a lifetime of service to her nation and to the world, and my heart goes out to Queen Elizabeth’s family and those mourning across the world today.”
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) hosted a community conversation in Bloomfield with Mayor Danielle Wong and Access Health CT CEO James Michel to discuss the health care savings available to consumers from the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act.
Hartford, CT – Today, U.S. Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Joe Courtney(CT-02) visited Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford to celebrate the delivery of the 1,000th F135 production engine.
Washington, D.C. - House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded President Biden for requesting additional funding for the Social Security Administration, to maintain customer service, in his proposal regarding the FY 2023 continuing resolution (CR).
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev:
The state of Connecticut will receive $42 million to connect 10,000 homes and businesses to affordable high-speed Internet, the federal government announced Tuesday.
The project will invest in serving 6% of locations still lacking high-speed Internet in the state.
Connecticut was one of five states to receive the competitive grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the American Rescue Plan’s Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund.
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, a former cable executive, said it was one of his top priorities.