Press Releases
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March 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee released the following statement after President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect:
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March 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) led 152 House Democrats, including every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, in a letter urging Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Leland Dudek to halt Trump-Musk's plan to gut Social Security.
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March 3, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Berlin resident Kara Satalino as his guest for President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday.
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March 2, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement blasting Elon Musk’s false attacks as the Trump Administration puts into motion their plan to gut Social Security.
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February 28, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to the White House.
Issues:Foreign PolicyHuman Rights
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February 28, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) stood with workers, retirees, and advocates from across the State of Connecticut outside of the East Hartford Social Security field office to call out President Trump and Elon Musk’s reported plan to gut the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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February 27, 2025
Washington, D.C. – This week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined the SiriusXM Michelangelo Signorile Show to discuss Elon Musk and DOGE’s access to millions of Americans’ sensitive personal information and his attacks on Social Security.
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February 26, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) reacted to reports of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s imminent plans to close Social Security field offices and gut the Social Security Administration (SSA) workforce.
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February 26, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, in recognition of Public Schools Week, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators (RAISE) Act to create a tax credit of up to $15,000 for public school teachers and close the wage gap facing the profession.
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February 26, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) released the following statement amid reports that the Trump Administration is closing Social Security field offices and shuttering SSA’s Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity: