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December 5, 2017
Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John Larson (D-CT) and Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017 (H.R. 4547), bipartisan legislation to improve and strengthen the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) representative payee program.
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A new vision for Hartford
December 5, 2017
Stanley Black & Decker announced today that they are planning on opening an Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Hartford.
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December 2, 2017
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Republican tax plan in a partisan, 51-49 vote.
Issues:Tax Policy
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November 29, 2017
Today, H.Res. 630 passed the House in a unanimous voice vote. This Resolution requires each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress.
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November 28, 2017
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after he gave the keynote address at a Brookings Institution panel discussion event titled: Can Tax Reform Include A Carbon Tax?.
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November 22, 2017
Congressman John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced approval of new federal tax relief for homeowners dealing with crumbling foundations today.
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November 20, 2017
U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), and U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), applauded the nearly $1.3 million in federal Long Island Sound Futures Fund grants to protect Long Island Sound and the waterways that feed it.
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November 16, 2017
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Republicans jammed their tax proposal through the House. It passed with a vote of 227-205.
Issues:Tax Policy
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November 14, 2017
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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November 9, 2017
Today, the Ways and Means Committee met for the fourth and final day of the mark-up of the partisan Republican Tax Plan.
Issues:Tax Policy