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Larson, DeLauro, Strong, 43 Members Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Preservation of Army Aviation Industrial Base

May 14, 2026

Washington, D.C.—Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Dale Strong (AL-05) released a bipartisan letter they sent with 43 members to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding the importance of preserving the Army aviation industrial base:

Issues:Connecticut ManufacturingConnecticut’s Defense IndustryDefense

Larson Introduces Universal School Meals Bill to End Childhood Hunger with Senator Bernie Sanders and Reps. Omar and McGovern

May 14, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Reps. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), to announce the introduction of the Universal School Meals Program Act.

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyChildren and FamiliesEconomyEducation

Larson Statement on the Passing of Former Connecticut First Lady Natalie ‘Nikki’ O’Neill

May 13, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former Connecticut First Lady Nikki O’Neill.

Issues:Local

Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman, Rep. Linda Sanchez, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson, AFT Secretary Treasurer Fedrick Ingram, Alliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Richard Fiesta

Larson Presses Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Oz on Unauthorized Public Release of Physician Social Security Numbers

May 12, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, pressing for answers after ‘DOGE’ officials at CMS launched a portal that publicly disclosed the Social Security numbers of some doctors and medical providers.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesHealth CareSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson Applauds Court Ruling Striking Down Second Trump Attempt to Impose Global Tariffs

May 7, 2026

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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the U.S. Trade Court struck down President Trump’s second attempt to impose tariffs on goods imported into the United States from across the globe.

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyCongressman Larson's CommitteesEconomyJudicialStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’ Tax Policy

Larson Introduces Bill to Ban Deadly Loophole Allowing Shooters to Use Instant Financing Schemes to Purchase Assault Weapons

May 7, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the Assault Weapons Financing Accountability Act to ban the use of predatory Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment plans for purchasing assault weapons and ghost gun kits that can be used to build them.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesGun Violence Prevention

Larson Condemns ‘DOGE’ Public Release of Social Security Numbers of Doctors and Medical Providers

May 1, 2026

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East Hartford, CT – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Washington Post revealed that ‘DOGE’ officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a portal that publicly disclosed the Social Security numbers of some doctors and medical providers.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesHealth CareSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Ranking Members Larson, Neal Introduce Resolution of Inquiry to Compel Answers from ‘DOGE’ on Whistleblower Allegations of Data Theft for Personal Gain and Profit

April 30, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced a Resolution of Inquiry with Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee to compel President Trump to hand over documents to Congress relating to a whistleblower allegation that a ‘DOGE’ staffer bragged about copying confidential records from the Social Security Administration onto a thumb drive for personal use and profit in the private sector.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson Applauds House Vote to Pay TSA and Coast Guard Without Handing More Money to Cruel Trump Immigration Agenda

April 30, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement after the House passed a funding bill to ensure TSA agents, FEMA personnel, and members of the Coast Guard are paid, while rejecting Republican demands to hand ICE another blank check as part of any funding deal.

Issues:Human RightsImmigrationStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson Opposes Republican Bill That Shortchanges Farmers and Locks in $187 Billion Cut to SNAP Nutrition Benefits

April 30, 2026

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) opposed Republicans’ farm bill that cuts assistance for farmers by $1 billion and cements $187 billion in cuts to SNAP nutrition benefits laid out in the so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyChildren and FamiliesEconomyEnergy And Environment