Press Releases

Washington, D.C. - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) sent a letter to President Trump condemning his illegal order to defund NPR and PBS, which could cause local stations to shutter and halt new PBS Kids programming.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) signed a discharge petition to force a vote in the House to protect Medicaid and nutrition assistance programs like SNAP from proposed budget cuts.

Washington, D.C. – To kick off Older Americans Month, the House Democratic Caucus announced the re-launch of the Task Force on Aging and Families (TFAF).

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to confirm self-declared ‘DOGE person,’ Frank Bisignano, as Commissioner of Social Security.

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) condemned President Trump’s illegal order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private entity, to defund PBS and NPR.

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request, which cuts funding for nearly every federal program and fails to invest in customer service needs at the Social Security Administration.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Dwight Evans (PA-03), and Lois Frankel (FL-22) released a joint statement calling on the Trump Administration to reverse course on its Social Security claw back rule that would still result in half of the Social Security check of affected seniors being taken away each month because of government mistakes: