Press Releases

Larson Rejects Republican Bill Weaponizing Funding for Troops to Advance Culture War Agenda

July 18, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against House Republicans’ military funding bill that eliminates security assistance for Ukraine, restricts access to abortion for servicemembers, and targets the LGBTQ+ community.

Issues:DefenseForeign PolicyHuman Rights

Larson Votes Against President Trump’s Bill to Defund PBS and NPR

July 18, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against President Trump’s bill to cancel billions in federal funding previously approved by Congress for PBS, NPR, global health, and education.

Issues:Foreign PolicyNavigating the Trump Administration

Larson and Ways and Means Democrats Demand Social Security Administration Correct the Record After Sending Misleading, Partisan Email

July 16, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee demanded an immediate correction from the Social Security Administration (SSA) after a partisan email was sent to more than 90 million Americans falsely claiming Social Security benefits would no longer be taxed.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesNavigating the Trump AdministrationTax Policy

Larson Congratulates Hartford Healthcare on American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Award

July 15, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement congratulating Hartford Healthcare for receiving the American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Award.

Issues:Health CareLaborLocal

Larson Statement on the Killing of Sayfollah Musallet

July 15, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the killing of U.S. citizen Sayfollah Musallet in the West Bank, who has family in Connecticut

Issues:Foreign PolicyHuman RightsLocal

Larson and Ways and Means Democrats Lead Call to Restore Customer Service Data Purged from Social Security Website

July 14, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Democrats wrote to Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano demanding he restore the customer service performance data the Trump Administration removed from Social Security’s website.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesNavigating the Trump Administration

Larson Decries Supreme Court Decision Allowing Trump Administration to Dismantle the Department of Education

July 14, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement decrying the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump Administration to proceed with dismantling the Department of Education while the President’s executive order is challenged in the lower courts.

Issues:EconomyJudicialNavigating the Trump Administration

Connecticut Delegation Announces Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funding for Three Connecticut Airports

July 14, 2025

Press Release

Hartford, CT - Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced that Bradley International Airport, Hartford-Brainard Airport, and Meriden Markham Municipal Airport have received nearly $1 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Issues:GrantsInfrastructure and TransportationLocal

Trade Subcommittee Democrats: Trump Failed to Deliver 90 Trade Deals in 90 Days

July 9, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee released the following statement in response to President Trump’s failure to deliver 90 trade deals in the 90 days since he initially paused his reciprocal tariffs:

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesEconomyTax Policy

Larson Opposes Republican Bill to Cut Taxes for Billionaires by Kicking Millions off Health Care and Food Assistance

July 3, 2025

Press Release

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.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesEducationEnergy And EnvironmentHealth CareNavigating the Trump AdministrationTax Policy