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Bridge in Rep Larson District
May 8, 2026

A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s sweeping 10% tariffs on most imports are unlawful, another major legal blow to the centerpiece of the Republican president’s economic agenda—which has failed to produce the manufacturing boom he repeatedly promised on the campaign trail.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
May 7, 2026
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.
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Hartford CT Buildings
May 7, 2026

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.  

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Rep. Larson and Congressman Pablo José Hernández (PR-AL) visit the Park Street Library @ The Lyric in Hartford
May 6, 2026

Connecticut’s members of Congress are calling for an investigation into the alleged misuse of federal funds intended to make Puerto Rico’s energy grid more resilient.

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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
May 3, 2026

A newly reported failure of the Trump administration’s ability to handle sensitive private information in the social programs it is tasked with operating triggered a fresh wave of anger over the weekend after it was revealed that healthcare providers’ Social Security numbers were made public as part of a faulty Medicare po

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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
May 2, 2026

The Social Security numbers of numerous healthcare providers were accidentally published in a publicly accessible Medicare portal database, sparking immediate concerns about identity theft and the compromise of frontline workers' personal data. This oversight has raised immediate alarms about the potential for fraudulent activity after the breach was first detailed in a Washington Post investigation.

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Hartford CT Buildings
May 1, 2026
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.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
April 30, 2026
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.
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Hartford CT Buildings
April 30, 2026

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.

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Hartford CT Buildings
April 30, 2026

House Republicans on Wednesday passed a budget resolution that sets the stage for GOP lawmakers to draft and approve more funding for immigration enforcement without any support from Democrats, who condemned the proposal as another “blank c