Press Releases
May 27, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) highlighted how communities of color in Connecticut have been affected by the COVID-19 and the disparities that exist during a Ways and Means hearing , on the “Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color.” This was first virtual hearing the House of Representatives held since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources
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May 20, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ranking Member Tom Reed (NY-23) released the following statements after they held a roundtable discussion on Social Security and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:Social Security
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May 15, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Heroes Act which provides an additional relief to Americans to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources
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May 15, 2020
Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) are requesting that the U.S. State Department immediately turn over the Trump administration’s plan to cut Social Security benefits and all related documents.
Issues:Social Security
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May 13, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of his longtime friend and former Chief of Staff, Elliot Ginsberg.
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May 12, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the introduction of the Heroes Act to provide additional relief to Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources
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May 11, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that the White House is looking into cutting Social Security to pay for direct payments.
Issues:Social Security
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May 8, 2020
Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar urging him to release additional Congressionally-appropriated funding to the seventeen small- and medium-sized hospitals in Connecticut that were excluded from the recent $10 billion COVID High Impact Allocation. Connecticut currently ranks among the hardest hit states in the nation for COVID-19 illnesses and deaths per capita.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources
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May 8, 2020
Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Jim Himes (D-4), and Jahana Hayes (D-5) applauded $7.5 million that Connecticut health centers will receive from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to expand COVID-19 testing. The funding was passed as a part of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources
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May 6, 2020
Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Jim Himes (D-4), and Jahana Hayes (D-5) applauded $2.3 million in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding for assisting communities in cleaning up contaminated brownfield properties in Connecticut.