Press Releases

Larson On House Resolution to Censure President Trump

August 18, 2017

Hartford, CT - Today, Rep John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement regarding his decision to sign on to a House Resolution that would censure President Trump that was introduced by Reps. Nadler, Watson Coleman and Jayapal.

New CBO Report Confirms: President Trump's Threat to End CSR Payment Will Hurt the American People

August 15, 2017

Press Release

Today’s report from the nonpartisan, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals the consequences of the Trump Administration’s continued threats to stop payments of the cost-sharing reductions (CSRs).

Issues:Health Care

Larson Statement on 82nd Anniversary of Social Security

August 15, 2017

Press Release

Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the anniversary of Social Security.

Issues:Social Security

Larson Statement on Domestic Terrorist Attack

August 14, 2017

Press Release

Today Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement condemning the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Larson: Congress Needs To Fulfill Its Constitutional Obligation and Return From Recess

August 13, 2017

Press Release

Yesterday, Rep. John Larson (CT-01) sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asking them to call Congress back into session to deal with the escalating situation with North Korea.

Issues:DefenseForeign Policy

LARSON, BLUMENTHAL, MURPHY, BRONIN APPLAUD $2.8 MILLION GRANT FOR NORTH HARTFORD

August 11, 2017

Press Release

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1) and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) on Thursday for awarding a $2.8 million grant to help build a food-focused business incubator and manufacturing facility at the Swift Factory complex in North Hartford.

Issues:EconomyGrantsAffordability and the EconomyLocalPromise Zone

Larson Announces the America Wins Act

August 8, 2017

Press Release

Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the America Wins Act, a $1 trillion proposal to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and to create millions of jobs for the middle class over the next decade.

Issues:EconomyInfrastructure and TransportationAffordability and the EconomyLocalThe America Wins Act

Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy, Courtney, Esty Applaud $300,000 To The Wheeler Clinic to Address Opioid Use Among Teenage Girls

August 1, 2017

Press Release

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) applauded a $300,000 grant to the Wheeler Clinic from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health.

Issues:GrantsHealth CareLocal

Reps. Larson, Courtney, & Higgins Announce New Legislation to Make Medicare Buy-In an Option for Americans Ages 50-64

July 28, 2017

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. John B. Larson, (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced the "Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act", a bill that improves on the successes of the Medicare program and provides Americans (ages 50-64) a new option for affordable, quality healthcare. The Act will offer people in this age group the new option to buy-in to Medicare thus avoiding the increase in premiums that older Americans often face.

Issues:EconomyHealth CareMedicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization ActSocial Security

LARSON WARNS OF SCAM TARGETING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES

July 24, 2017

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) warned of a new fraud scheme targeting Social Security beneficiaries.

Issues:Social Security