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Washington, D.C. - House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Social Security 2100 Act, legislation to increase Social Security benefits and make the critical system financially stable throughout the 21st Century. As our nation’s bedrock social insurance program, Social Security is the most important source of retirement income for 4 out of 5 seniors and provides vital protections for disabled workers and families who have lost a breadwinner.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against a House Republican “Continuing Resolution” that would allow the Trump Administration to transfer additional funding to the agents that are carrying out President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.
While economists have warned for months that the true cost of President Donald Trump’s illegal war on Iran could be trillions of dollars, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimated on Tuesday that it’s currently about $37.5 billion.
Democratic Rep. John Larson said late Monday that he is preparing legal action against the Trump administration and a new bill to cut off funding for the US war on Iran, which was launched without congressional authorization nearly five months ago and has intensified in recent days following the collapse of a ceasefire deal.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that he is preparing legal action against the Trump Administration, as well as legislation to cut off funding for the unauthorized war with Iran, following reports that three additional U.S. servicemembers were killed, one remains unaccounted for, and dozens more were wounded over the weekend.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of former Connecticut Democratic Party Chairman John Droney:
A Connecticut woman who has been among those fighting for a federal Essential Caregivers Act, which would assure that residents of long-term care can retain the right to in-person access to a designated essential caregiver, has been credited with advocacy that helped see it get passed by a congressional committee.
HARTFORD, CT — A federal judge has once again dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration seeking to force Connecticut to hand over its statewide voter registration list. A similar lawsuit seeking New York records was also dismissed last week.
Washington, D.C. — The House Ways and Means Committee just unanimously advanced a bipartisan bill that would guarantee nursing home residents the right to see their loved ones during declared emergencies — a direct response to the isolation families endured during the COVID-19 pandemic.