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July 26, 2018
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John Larson (D-CT) and Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) led every Member of their Subcommittee in a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill stating SSA should not proceed with plans to reinstate the reconsideration level of appeal in ten states, until a Senate-confirmed Commissioner is sworn in.
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July 26, 2018
Today, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement on House passage of the Conference Report to the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA).
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July 24, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, two bipartisan bills led by Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) that focus on common-sense solutions were passed by unanimously by voice vote. These are the eighth and ninth Larson-led bills that have passed in the House this year. The two bills are the Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act (H.R. 6084) and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Transparency Act (H.R. 6138).

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July 20, 2018

Washington DC – Today, Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement in response to the proposed health insurance rate increases for 2019, currently being reviewed by the Connecticut Insurance Department.

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July 19, 2018

Washington DC – Today, Congressmen John B. Larson (CT-01) and Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives approved two amendments to help address the crumbling foundations problem.

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July 19, 2018

Washington, D.C. – This week, the United States and Lockheed Martin tentatively agreed to strike a $13 billion deal for F-35 jets, an important step towards lowering the cost of each jet to $80 million by 2020.

F-35 Caucus Co-Chairs Congressmen John B. Larson (CT-01) and Thomas J. Rooney (R-FL) congratulated Lockheed Martin on the preliminary deal.

Issues:Defense
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July 19, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the non-binding House Resolution 990:

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July 16, 2018
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump’s Helsinki Summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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July 11, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. John Larson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Social Security, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's executive order that allows the President to appoint federal Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) on the basis of ideology and political orientation, rather than through a competitive examination process based on merit, neutrality, and fitness for office.

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July 10, 2018
The Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Trump urging the administration to grant Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s request for a presidential disaster declaration arising from a series of powerful supercell thunderstorms that hit Connecticut on May 15, 2018.
Issues:Local