Press Releases
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December 3, 2021
On Tuesday, December 7th at 1 PM, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) will chair a Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on “The Fierce Urgency of Now – Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust,” during which the President of the Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Bette Marafino of West Hartford, will testify.
Issues:Social Security
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December 2, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for H.R. 6119, the Further Extending Government Funding Act.
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December 1, 2021
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio announced he was going to retire after this term of Congress.
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December 1, 2021
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Republican Leader Tom Reed (NY-23) released the following statements after the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report they requested on SSA’s telephone customer service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:Social Security
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November 19, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after voting for the Build Back Better Act, a transformational package for working Americans, families, seniors, and the entire country.
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November 17, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-04).
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November 12, 2021
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Steve Bannon was indicted for contempt of Congress.
Issues:Judicial
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November 9, 2021
Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study, “Social Security Administration: Actions Needed by SSA to Ensure Disability Medical Consultants Are Properly Screened and Trained”.
Issues:Social Security
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November 5, 2021
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk.
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November 4, 2021
Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03) reintroduced the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act, legislation to restore federal protections of Social Security benefits to prevent the federal government from garnishing them for the repayment of all non-tax federal debt—such as student loans.
Issues:Social Security