Press Releases
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August 29, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned President Trump’s unlawful effort to cancel $4.9 billion from the federal budget – including funding he signed into law.
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August 29, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Trump Administration agreed to fully release $184 million in AmeriCorps funding they illegally withheld. In April, Rep. Larson led the Connecticut Congressional delegation to demand President Trump reverse ‘DOGE’ cuts at AmeriCorps, and Attorney General William Tong led a multi-state lawsuit to secure the release of all funds.
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August 28, 2025
East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned President Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ongoing purge at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), standing with staff and supporters who staged a walkout in support of public health and real science.
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August 28, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) responded to the Trump White House’s social media attack after he stood with the Newington community reeling from Saturday’s ICE raids.
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August 28, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after solar installer PosiGen announced plans to lay off most of their Connecticut workforce.
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August 27, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement as more details come out in the hours since the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
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August 26, 2025
East Hartford, CT – House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rep. Val Hoyle (OR-04) led a group of their Democratic colleagues urging the Department of Labor to protect economic data from President Donald Trump’s political meddling.
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August 26, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) called on Congress to act after the New York Times published a whistleblower report that ‘DOGE’ “uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server.”
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August 26, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. No president has ever fired a Federal Reserve Governor before, something the Supreme Court has signaled would be illegal.
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August 25, 2025
Hartford, CT – Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced that Bradley International Airport and Tweed-New Haven Airport have received over $7 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation.