Press Releases
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December 11, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020.
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December 11, 2019
Today in the Ways and Means Committee 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:Tax Policy
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December 11, 2019
Today, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Know Your Social Security Act was reported favorably out of the Ways and Means Committee.
Issues:Tax Policy
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December 10, 2019
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ranking Member Tom Reed (NY-23) sent letters to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Andrew Saul and SSA Inspector General Gail S. Ennis asking them to review and address fraudulent Social Security robocalls.
Issues:Social Security
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December 8, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of longtime Channel 3 anchor Denise D’Ascenzo.
Issues:Local
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December 6, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for H.Res. 326 – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution, which was approved by the House.
Issues:Foreign Policy
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December 5, 2019
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Larson (D-CT), Ways and Means Committee Member Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Finance Committee Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Know Your Social Security Act.
Issues:Social Security
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December 4, 2019
Yesterday, the House of Representatives unanimously approved H. Res. 585, Reaffirming support for the Good Friday Agreement and other agreements to ensure a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.
Issues:Foreign Policy
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December 3, 2019
The CT Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging the Department to abandon its proposed rule regarding the Standard Utility Allowances (SUA) in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Issues:Local
November 25, 2019
Today, Representatives John Larson (CT-01) and Joe Courtney (CT-02) , and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), released a letter they received from the IRS confirming that the Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, Inc. (CFSIC) is not required to issue federal tax form 1099s to homeowners who have received assistance from CFSIC to repair their crumbling foundations.
Issues:Crumbling Foundations