Press Releases

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen for standing up for his constituent who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, and imploring President Trump to comply with court orders to facilitate his return home.

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he would oppose President Trump’s proposal to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that supports PBS and NPR when it is presented to Congress.

East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded former President Joe Biden’s Social Security Day of Action speech in Chicago defending Americans’ earned benefits from Trump and Musk’s cuts to Social Security.

East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) announced they will introduce the “Claws Off Social Security” Act.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee to file Resolutions of Inquiry compelling answers from the Trump Administration on ‘DOGE’ meddling in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) and their backdoor benefit cuts to Social Security at the direction of the White House. 

Washington, D.C. - This week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee pressed Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on the Trump Administration’s decision to close half of all HHS Regional Offices, including the Boston Regional Office that serves Connecticut residents.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) released the following statement lambasting the Trump Administration’s abuse of Social Security to target lawful residents in the United States: