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August 22, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement after an officer-involved shooting in Newington that left one man dead and two police officers injured:
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August 10, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced new legislation with Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act, to officially rescind the unprecedented tax immunity deal granted to President Trump and his family, which would bar the government from investigating tax returns filed by the Trump family and their companies.
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August 7, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined with local leaders, including East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin and Middletown Mayor Gene Nocera, machinists, and industry leaders from Pratt & Whitney and suppliers across the state, at the IAM Local Lodge 1746 to celebrate, the $1.3 billion federal contract just awarded to Pratt & Whitney to build more spares for the F135 engine in East Hartford, Middletown, Windsor, and Wallingford.
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August 7, 2026
East Hartford, CT - Today, following the Trump Administration's latest move to bully hospitals out of providing care to transgender youth in Connecticut, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement.
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August 6, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) announced a new request for an independent review by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) decision to federalize continuing disability reviews (CDRs) for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries.
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August 5, 2026
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the No TSA Data for ICE Act. It would immediately cut off the coordination between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that enabled recent covert operations at Bradley—where residents were snatched out of security lines by unidentified ICE agents.
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August 3, 2026
MANCHESTER, CT — Changes in federal housing laws under the 21st Century Road to Housing Act raise new questions for Connecticut builders and developers, elected a panel of housing providers, advocates and elected officials who gathered in Manchester recently to discuss how to leverage the bill to address the state’s housing issues.
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July 31, 2026
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded a $1.3 billion boost for Pratt & Whitney F135 engines, announced by the U.S. Navy.
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July 28, 2026
MANCHESTER — Thousands of Connecticut residents from Haiti who had been legally working in the United States under Temporary Protected Status lost that authorization this week, forcing many to stay home Tuesday and leaving
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July 28, 2026
A Democratic lawmaker in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday introduced legislation that would cut off funding for President Donald Trump’s illegal war with Iran.