Press Releases
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January 13, 2020
Washington, DC – Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), and Worker & Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) released the following statement regarding reports of a draft Social Security Administration (SSA) rule that would narrow the eligibility criteria for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits
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January 10, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a bill (H.R.535) that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).
Issues:Energy And Environment
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January 9, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01), the Union Veterans Council (AFL-CIO), and VoteVets released the following statement condemning the Trump Administration’s proposed Social Security disability rule which would increase the frequency of continuing disability reviews (CDR).
Issues:Social SecurityVeterans
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January 7, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called for President Trump to grant Puerto Rican Governor Wanda Vázquez-Garced’s request for an emergency declaration for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico due to Earthquakes beginning on December 28, 2019, and continuing.
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January 3, 2020
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the U.S. airstrikes that killed Qasem Soleimani in Iraq.
Issues:Foreign Policy
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December 30, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the news that Rep. John Lewis (GA-05) has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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December 19, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision that upholds a previous district court decision that struck down part of the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:Health Care
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December 19, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the renegotiated United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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December 19, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, which would restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction that was capped by the Republican Tax Law in 2017.
Issues:LocalTax Policy