Press Releases

Larson: We Need to Work Together on Tax Reform

May 18, 2017

Today, the Ways and Means Committee met for the first time as a full committee on the GOP tax reform blueprint. Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the hearing

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesTax Policy

With Future Funding in Peril, Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy, DeLauro, Himes, Esty, Announce $1.5 Million for NeighborWorks Affordable Housing

May 18, 2017

Press Release

Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced $1.5 million in federal grants for NeighborWorks affordable housing developments in Connecticut.

Issues:GrantsLocal

Larson Statement on Appointment of Special Prosecutor for Investigation into Russia

May 17, 2017

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the announcement that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special prosecutor for the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections.

Issues:Foreign PolicyJudicial

Larson, McMorris Rodgers, Cassidy, and Klobuchar Introduce Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act

May 16, 2017

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Representatives John Larson (D-CT), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced the Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act, which builds upon the successes of the Steve Gleason Act of 2015. The Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act permanently fixes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy that limited access to speech generation devices for people with degenerative diseases.

Issues:Health Care

Larson Statement on the Firing of FBI Director James Comey

May 9, 2017

Press Release

Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump dismissed FBI Director, James Comey

Issues:Judicial

LARSON: This Wasn't About Health Care, It Was About Politics

May 4, 2017

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the passage of the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Larson voted “No”

Issues:Health Care

Larson Statement on the 2017 Omnibus Spending Measure

May 3, 2017

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement following the passage of the omnibus appropriations bill in the House that will fund the government through the remainder of fiscal year 2017

Issues:Connecticut ManufacturingConnecticut’s Defense IndustryEconomyAffordability and the Economy

Larson Statement on the Passage of the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act in Committee

May 3, 2017

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act was favorably reported out of the House Judiciary Committee:

Issues:Local

Reps. Larson, Deutch, Schakowsky, and Matsui Urge Trump to Protect Social Security

May 2, 2017

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Representatives John Larson (CT-01), Ted Deutch (FL-22), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Doris Matsui (CA-06) led over 100 of their colleagues in a letter to President Trump urging him to protect Social Security by rejecting any proposal that would cut or eliminate premiums in the form of payroll contributions, thus weakening dedicated funding to the Social Security Trust Funds.

Issues:Social Security

Larson: President's Outline Is Not a Tax Reform Proposal

April 26, 2017

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), released the following statement after Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, unveiled President Trump’s tax reform proposal

Issues:Affordability and the Economy