Press Releases
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March 2, 2022
During today’s Ways and Means Committee hearing, “Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and the American Health System”, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) highlighted the need to address the substance abuse and mental health crisis in America.
Issues:Health CareLocal
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March 1, 2022
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address.
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February 28, 2022
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which passed the House today. This legislation would explicitly designate lynching as a hate crime under federal law.
Issues:Judicial
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February 28, 2022
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that he has invited Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin as his Virtual Guest to the State of the Union.
Issues:Local
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February 25, 2022
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Issues:Judicial
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February 24, 2022
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) echoed his support for Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal’s (D-MA) announcement the Committee will explore options to further confront Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Issues:Foreign Policy
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February 24, 2022
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Issues:Foreign Policy
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February 17, 2022
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) $2 million to support telehealth services by increasing access and improving quality.
Issues:GrantsHealth CareLocal
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February 16, 2022
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) wrote to Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi urging SSA to seek more equitable approaches for online identity verification and to reconsider its Trump-era use of facial recognition technology via ID.me and other platforms.
Issues:Social Security