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Hartford CT Buildings
September 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released this statement after it was reported that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy refused a request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deliver an address to a joint meeting of Congress during his visit to Washington.

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PBS NewsHour’s Lisa Desjardins and Rep. Larson discuss Social Security
September 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined the AARP’s Bipartisan Discussion About the Future of Social Security. The discussion, led by PBS NewsHour’s Lisa Desjardins, focused on protecting and expanding Social Security for years to come. 

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
September 21, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ron Estes (KS-04) announced that H.R. 2673 – the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act – has reached 150 cosponsors.
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Hartford CT Buildings
September 19, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, on National Voter Registration Day, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined every House Democrat in introducing H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill would protect the right to vote and safeguard our democracy by restoring and modernizing the full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA).

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Front view of the Capitol
September 14, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Republicans sent Congress home after failing to pass the annual Defense spending bill.  

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
September 14, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force selected Connecticut’s 103rd Airlift Wing based at Bradley Air National Guard Base as one of four units to receive a squadron of eight C-130J aircraft. The new aircraft will replace the unit’s current inventory of C-130H aircraft.
Issues:DefenseLocal
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Hartford CT Buildings
September 14, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (CT-01), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07), and six original cosponsors reintroduced the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act.
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Rep. Larson receiving the award.
September 13, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Social Security Subcommittee John B. Larson (CT-01) served as the keynote speaker at the Harkin Retirement Security Symposium and was awarded the inaugural “Visionary Award” from the Harkin Institute.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
September 11, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, following the historic flooding in the Northeast this summer, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), led 16 lawmakers, including U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), in a letter to leadership of the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Committees requesting additional funding in either a fiscal year 2024 spending bill or fiscal year 2023 emergency spending legislation to help New England famers recover from devastating crop damage and loss.
Issues:Local
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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
September 11, 2023

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) congratulated Holly Canevari on her appointment by President Biden to be Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). 

Issues:Local