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Bridge in Rep Larson District
January 5, 2026

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement gutting the childhood vaccine schedule, changing the number of recommended vaccinations from 17 to 11.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
January 3, 2026

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s unauthorized military operation in Venezuela. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
December 23, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) commended the Supreme Court’s decision blocking President Trump’s illegal deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago streets against the wishes of state and local officials.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
December 23, 2025

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Trump Administration implemented an abortion ban at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), even restricting care in cases of rape and incest.

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Hartford CT Buildings
December 22, 2025

Hartford, CT — Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and a coalition of 14 Members of Congress demanding transparency and fairness for small and specialty crop farmers as the Trump Administration implements its recently announced $12 billion bailout for farmers and agribusinesses harmed by the President’s trade wars:

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
December 22, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement opposing the Trump Administration’s baseless pause of Revolution Wind, a near-complete offshore wind project that is going to help power more than 350,000 homes in Southern New England and save Connecticut ratepayers over $500 million per year.
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Rep. Larson Salutes President Kennedy on the House Floor
December 19, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted President Trump’s illegal attempt to rename the Kennedy Center in honor of himself, describing the sham process to rename the Center and the affixation of Trump’s name to the living memorial as an “abomination.”
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
December 19, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the American Affordability Act of 2025 with Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (CA-04), and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01).

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Hartford CT Buildings
December 18, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, on the fifth night of Hanukkah, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after bomb threats were sent to Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford, as well as other synagogues across New England.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
December 18, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Trump Administration pulled over $1.2 million in federal funding for Hartford Public Schools, with no public notice or explanation.