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April 24, 2014

Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Connecticut General Assembly approved legislation confirming an agreement between United Technologies Corporation and Connecticut.

April 8, 2014

Washington - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on the recently proposed budget by House Republicans. The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on the proposal later this week.

Issues:Economy
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Rep. Larson speaks at the Capitol
April 2, 2014
Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, condemned today’s decision by the Supreme Court to remove restrictions on total dollar amounts of aggregate contributions a donor may make in our elections.
April 1, 2014

Washington – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 1557, the “Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013”. The legislation authorizes funding for children’s hospital graduate medical education programs and passed the House by voice vote.

Issues:Health Care
April 1, 2014

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today after the White House announced that more than 7 million nationwide have signed up for private health insurance under the Affordable Care Act:

Issues:Health Care
April 1, 2014

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today after Ways & Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp announced he would not seek reelection:

March 27, 2014

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on H.R. 4302, the “Protecting Access to Medicare Act.” The twelve month patch to the Medicare payment system is opposed by a large number of physician groups across the nation:

“I stand firm with our doctors and Medicare beneficiaries – we must stop politicizing the Medicare payment system.

March 27, 2014

Washington - Today Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Tom Rooney (R-FL) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the latest data showing 1 in 68 American children are now living with autism:

March 26, 2014

Washington – Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Joe Courtney(CT-02), Jim Himes (CT-04) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) released the following joint statement today after the Connecticut General Assembly approved legislation to raise the Connecticut minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2017:

March 14, 2014

Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement today on H.R. 4015, The SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014. The amended version considered today attaches a five-year delay to the individual responsibility provision under the Affordable Care Act to a much-needed fix to the Medicare payment system. This marks the 51st attempt to delay or repeal the ACA.

Issues:Health Care