Health Care
Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Connecticut House Speaker Matt Ritter joined other state and local leaders to honor the 72 Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) graduates from Harriott Community Healthcare Academy. This milestone is a landmark achievement for Connecticut’s health care workforce, which continues to face a dire shortage of qualified professionals.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against the Republican bill that cuts taxes for billionaires by slashing Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP nutrition benefits. Now that it has been approved by the House and the Senate, the bill heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
The House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.
Democratic and Republican legislators have for months been sounding the alarm on how changes to the federal Medicaid funding in the name of tax cuts could cause harm to millions of residents across the U.S.