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January 7, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called for President Trump to grant Puerto Rican Governor Wanda Vázquez-Garced’s request for an emergency declaration for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico due to Earthquakes beginning on December 28, 2019, and continuing.
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January 3, 2020
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the U.S. airstrikes that killed Qasem Soleimani in Iraq.
Issues:Foreign Policy
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December 30, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the news that Rep. John Lewis (GA-05) has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
December 20, 2019
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Hartford Courant:
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December 19, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision that upholds a previous district court decision that struck down part of the Affordable Care Act.
Issues:Health Care
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December 19, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the renegotiated United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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December 19, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, which would restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction that was capped by the Republican Tax Law in 2017.
Issues:LocalTax Policy
December 19, 2019
Washington – The U.S. House on Thursday approved a bill that would scrap for two years a $10,000 cap on the federal deductibility of state and local taxes, a limitation decried by taxpayers in wealthy states like Connecticut who have been hurt by the shrinking of the valuable tax break.
The House voted 218-206 to eliminate the state and local tax, or SALT, cap for 2020 and 2021, and increased the cap to $20,000 for married couples in 2019.
Issues:Tax Policy
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December 18, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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December 18, 2019
Today, Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee applauded the House passage of H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 which included a $100 million increase for the Social Security Administration to strengthen front-line service delivery for the American public.
Issues:Social Security