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May 20, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ranking Member Tom Reed (NY-23) released the following statements after they held a roundtable discussion on Social Security and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:Social Security
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May 15, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Heroes Act which provides an additional relief to Americans to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources
May 15, 2020
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Hartford Courant.
May 15, 2020
Washington – The U.S. House late Friday approved a massive, $3 trillion coronavirus spending package that would, among other things, provide a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks, $200 billion in hazard pay for essential workers – including those at Electric Boat shipyards– and extend the federal $600-per-week unemployment benefits for six more months.
The HEROES Act, was approved on a 208-199 vote, with the unanimous support of Connecticut's House members, all Democrats.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources
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May 15, 2020
Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) are requesting that the U.S. State Department immediately turn over the Trump administration’s plan to cut Social Security benefits and all related documents.
Issues:Social Security
May 14, 2020
The Democratic chairmen of two House panels are scrutinizing a State Department plan to overhaul Social Security that they say unfairly takes away Americans' entitlement benefits in exchange for a quick cash payment.
Issues:Social Security
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May 13, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of his longtime friend and former Chief of Staff, Elliot Ginsberg.
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May 12, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the introduction of the Heroes Act to provide additional relief to Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources
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May 11, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that the White House is looking into cutting Social Security to pay for direct payments.
Issues:Social Security
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May 8, 2020
Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar urging him to release additional Congressionally-appropriated funding to the seventeen small- and medium-sized hospitals in Connecticut that were excluded from the recent $10 billion COVID High Impact Allocation. Connecticut currently ranks among the hardest hit states in the nation for COVID-19 illnesses and deaths per capita.
Issues:COVID-19 Resources