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February 19, 2020
Top Democrats from the House Ways and Means Committee, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Judiciary Committee, and Senate Finance Committee yesterday called for the Trump Administration to withdraw a Social Security Administration (SSA) proposal that would make it more difficult for eligible Americans to receive their Social Security benefits.
Issues:Social Security
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February 13, 2020
Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Marc A. Veasey (TX-33) condemned the request by the Trump Administration to reprogram $373 million from F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program to fund the Border Wall.
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February 13, 2020
Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted to report the Consumer Protection Against Surprise Medical Bills Act (H.R. 5826), which includes transparency legislation Larson authored.
Issues:Health Care
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February 12, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Attorney General Barr overruled career prosecutors in the sentencing of Roger Stone.
Issues:Judicial
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February 12, 2020
Yesterday, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden met to discuss the Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2019.
Issues:Local
February 12, 2020
President Donald Trump has publicly vowed to protect Social Security.
Yet advocates for the program fear that his just released budget proposal would hit individuals hard when it comes to disability benefits, as it includes cuts to the tune of $71 billion, according to one congressional estimate.
Issues:Social Security
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February 11, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) highlighted how the GOP Tax Law left the middle-class, millennials, women, and people of color behind during a Ways and Means Committee hearing.
Issues:Tax Policy
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February 11, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced a $4,648,305 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly award in the City of Hartford.
Issues:Local
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February 11, 2020
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined the Ways and Means Committee in introducing legislation, H.R. 5825, H.R. 5826, and H.R. 5821, to end surprise medical bills, that also includes transparency legislation authored by Larson.
Issues:Health Care
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February 10, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump’s budget which includes a $71 billion in cuts to Social Security.
Issues:Social Security