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Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman John Larson (CT-01) to introduce the ‘Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act,’ which would ban the use of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) financing for the purchase of assault weapons and the ghost gun kits that are used to build them.
Regardless of their political persuasion, most Americans agree that Social Security should be protected in the face of a looming funding shortfall. That’s not the case in Congress, however.
WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees is echoing calls from nearly 120 lawmakers for Congress to reject a proposed fiscal commission that would bypass elected leadership and make recommendations to slash vital federal programs and government services.
“A fiscal commission would give a small group of lawmakers and non-elected individuals enormous power to recommend cuts to Social Security and other popular programs without any ability for the public to weigh in,” AFGE National President Everett Kelley said.
Decrying Republican plans for "ripping away Social Security from seniors behind closed doors" via a so-called fiscal commission, more than half of U.S. House Democrats on Thursday urged congressional leaders to scrap plans to fast-track the controversial panel.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led 116 House Democrats in a letter to House Leadership opposing the creation of a fast-track commission designed to slash Social Security.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) opposed H.R. 6918, extreme legislation proposed by Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee that would divert funding from America’s most impoverished families to dangerous anti-abortion centers.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and a group of his Democratic colleagues took to the House floor calling on Congress to strengthen Social Security and enhance benefits for the first time in more than 50 years.
Connecticut will receive federal funding to purchase 50 electric school buses for two school districts as the Biden administration continues rolling out its infrastructure plans.
A Connecticut-based bus company is one of 67 recipients to receive an award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition, which aims to improve air quality for students and boost manufacturing. The program’s funding was included in the bipartisan infrastructure law signed in 2021.