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Boosting US R&D Demands Tax Code That Drives, Not Chokes, Change

May 30, 2025

Bloomberg Tax: Boosting US R&D Demands Tax Code That Drives, Not Chokes, Change

Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice President of Government & Industry Relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), wrote the following op-ed that appeared in Bloomberg Tax:

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesTax PolicyTechnology

Larson Statement on President John F. Kennedy’s 108th Birthday

May 29, 2025

Press Release

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement remembering former President John F. Kennedy, on what would have been his 108^th birthday.

Issues:History

Larson Congratulates IAM Locals 700 and 1746 on New Contract with RTX

May 27, 2025

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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the IAM machinists vote to approve a new contract with RTX after three weeks on strike.

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyConnecticut ManufacturingConnecticut’s Defense IndustryLaborLocal

Larson Statement on Announcement of Tentative Agreement Between RTX and IAM Machinists

May 23, 2025

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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after RTX announced a tentative agreement with IAM Locals 700 and 1746, who represent 3,000 machinists in East Hartford and Middletown.

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyConnecticut ManufacturingConnecticut’s Defense IndustryLaborLocal

Larson Leads 122 Members of Congress in Bipartisan Call to Increase Social Security Administration Funding

May 23, 2025

Press Release

East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson, along with Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), led a bipartisan letter to House appropriators calling for more funding for customer service at the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’ Social Security

Larson Applauds Court Ruling to Restore Staff and Services at the Department of Education

May 22, 2025

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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge halted the Trump Administration’s illegal efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, ordering the immediate rehiring of unlawfully terminated staff. In April, Larson and 192 House Democrats submitted an amicus brief in support of the Department of Education and its programs.

Issues:EducationJudicialLaborStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson Votes Against GOP “Make America Greedy Again” Tax Plan

May 22, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against the House Republican tax bill, which would give an average annual tax cut of $278,000 to the top 0.1%, paid for with cuts to Medicaid coverage and SNAP nutrition benefits.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesHealth CareStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’ Social SecurityTax Policy

Rep. Larson in the House Rules Committee

Rules Committee Republicans Block Larson Amendment to Enhance Social Security and Stop Taxing Benefits from Advancing to House Floor

May 21, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) presented his amendment to enhance Social Security and stop taxing benefits before the Rules Committee, which was blocked by House Republicans from advancing to the House floor.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesHealth CareSocial SecurityTax Policy

Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces $7 Million in Federal Grants for Environmental Cleanup and Economic Revitalization

May 16, 2025

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Hartford, CT – Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced nearly $7 million in federal Brownfields Grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Connecticut communities.

Issues:Energy And EnvironmentGrantsLocal

Connecticut Delegation Joins Amicus Brief Slamming President Trump’s Lawless Attempt to Dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

May 14, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy filed an amicus brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s illegal firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Issues:JudicialStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

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