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Bridge in Rep Larson District
June 5, 2026

HAMDEN, CT — Connecticut’s federal delegation is opposing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to close the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) research and development center in Hamden.

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Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01)
June 5, 2026

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member (CT-01), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and Social Security advocates joined together to highlight the danger of automatic benefit cuts following a  new report.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
June 5, 2026

While invasive species have been called one of Connecticut’s greatest ecological threats, state officials are lamenting the closure of a federal invasive species research laboratory in Hamden, as the U.S. Forest Service moves to consolidate the research centers across the country.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
June 4, 2026

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against House Republicans’ partisan agriculture funding bill that raises costs for farmers, slashes WIC nutrition assistance for women and children, and includes a controversial “license to discriminate” against LGBTQ+ Americans. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
June 4, 2026

Hartford, CT — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opposing plans to close the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) research and development center in Hamden, Connecticut.

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Rep. Larson Outside the Capitol
June 4, 2026

Wednesday, Rep. John B. Larson voted for a war powers resolution to end what he and fellow Democrats term "Trump's illegal war in Iran". Four Republicans voted with Democrats.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
June 4, 2026

A Connecticut mayor and town council are asking others to join them in fighting an electrical rate increase, saying all those who agree should make their views known to the Public Utility Regulatory Authority.

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Larson reacts to CBS report on benefit cuts
June 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement reacting to a new report from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), that was featured in CBS News, illustrating how Congress’ failure to act to protect Social Security will impact Americans with automatic benefit cuts in 2032. In Connecticut alone, the average resident on Social Security will see their monthly benefit cut by $556, affecting 17.9% of the population, and resulting in the loss of 1.1% of the state’s GDP. 
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Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman, Rep. Linda Sanchez, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson, AFT Secretary Treasurer Fedrick Ingram, Alliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Richard Fiesta
June 3, 2026

Months after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was disbanded, calls for scrutiny of its work are intensifying.

Advocacy and labor groups including Stop the Money Pipeline, Tesla Takedown and the Communications Workers of America are demanding an investigation into possible criminal activity by DOGE or its staff after revelations that agency employees at the Social Security Administration shared sensitive personal data.