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Bridge in Rep Larson District
April 26, 2024
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced his office is accepting Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding applications and slammed the Republican majority’s newly-announced ‘nonprofit ban’ aimed at restricting funding for LGBTQ+ organizations. 
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Hartford CT Buildings
April 23, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) called for stronger protections for beneficiaries in a letter to Commissioner Martin O’Malley on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) proposed rule to expand its use of commercial electronic payroll data to administer the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability programs. 
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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
April 22, 2024
Hartford, CT - Today, Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced $62.5 million grant under the Environmental Protection Act's Solar for All initiative, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, to expand solar energy investment in low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC).
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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
April 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted to send $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and civilians in Gaza. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
April 18, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) applauded the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) new rule to improve the disability adjudication process.
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Rep. Larson in the Ways and Means Committee
April 17, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, during a House Ways and Means Committee markup, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) demanded Congress act to send aid to Ukraine.

You can view Rep. Larson’s remarks here.  

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Rep. Larson Slams Republican Budget Plan with Democratic Leaders
April 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol with Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) and a group of House Democrats to slam the Republican budget plan to slash Medicare and Social Security while delivering another round of tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations.
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U.S. Capitol Building at Twighlight
April 16, 2024

Connecticut Education Association leaders are in Washington, D.C., today, sending a strong message to Congress about the need to repeal two federal laws that strip teachers and other public servants of hard-earned Social Security benefits and are a barrier to recruiting and retention efforts.

At a hearing of the Congressional Subcommittee on Social Security, CEA President Kate Dias and CEA Vice President Joslyn DeLancey are bringing the message from thousands of educators that WEP/GPO must go.

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Ranking Member Larson at the Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on WEP/GPO
April 16, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Social Security Subcommittee held a hearing on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO).

You can view Ranking Member Larson’s opening statement here.  

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Front view of the Capitol
April 16, 2024

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

As a former public-school teacher in Connecticut, I understand the frustration that so many have with the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, otherwise known as the WEP/GPO.