Voting and Elections
U.S. Rep. John B. Larson said he has cosponsored a bill that would bar members of Congress from owning, buying or selling stocks.
He’s backing the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which would prohibit not only members, but their spouses, dependent children and trustees from owning, buying or selling individual stocks, securities, commodities, futures and other comparable assets.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) cosponsored the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act, which would bar Members of Congress from owning, buying, or selling stocks. Larson has long been an advocate for a Congressional stock trading ban.
East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after U. S. Capitol Police arrested a visitor with a lighter and a flare gun at the Capitol Visitor Center.
Washington, D.C. – Today, on National Voter Registration Day, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined every House Democrat in introducing H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill would protect the right to vote and safeguard our democracy by restoring and modernizing the full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). Ten years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the VRA and unleashed a wave of discriminatory state laws targeting voters and restricting voting access.
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Rep. John B. Larson and former Connecticut Secretary of the State Miles Rapoport wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Hartford Courant:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Presidential Election Reform Act, bipartisan legislation to reform and strengthen our electoral count and prevent future attempts to undermine presidential elections.
U.S. Rep. John B. Larson wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Hartford Courant:
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