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Thousands turn out for CT ‘No Kings’ day rally, lining streets, vowing to protect democracy

June 14, 2025

Hartford Courant: Thousands turn out for CT ‘No Kings’ day rally, lining street…

They came out more than 5,000 strong on Saturday at Connecticut’s State Capitol with a unified and clear message echoing voices across the nation: We will have no kings.

Larson Demands Chairman Smith Hold an Immediate Markup on Larson-led Social Security Data Privacy Legislation

June 13, 2025

Press Release

East Hartford, CT – Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote to Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) demanding an immediate markup for Ranking Member Larson’s Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’ Social Security

Larson Announces Winner of 2025 Congressional Art Competition

June 13, 2025

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East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Connecticut IB Academy (CIBA) sophomore Kalina Lawrence-Clais as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition.

Larson Introduces Resolution with Ways and Means Committee Democrats Demanding Information on the Trump Administration’s Database of Americans’ Private Information

June 13, 2025

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East Hartford, CT - Yesterday, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced a resolution alongside Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee demanding information on the Trump Administration’s partnership with Palantir to build a vast, centralized database that will compile deeply personal information on the American people.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson Condemns the Trump Administration’s Forcible Removal of Senator Alex Padilla from a Press Conference

June 12, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Senator Padilla was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference after attempting to ask questions about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and military forces in Los Angeles.

Issues:Immigration

They ‘killed Big Bird and shut down Sesame Street’: CT lawmaker after House vote

June 12, 2025

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Hartford Courant: They ‘killed Big Bird and shut down Sesame Street’: CT lawmak…

The House narrowly voted Thursday to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration looks to follow through on work by the Department of Government Efficiency when it was overseen by Elon Musk.

Issues:Foreign PolicyHealth Care

Larson Votes Against Trump Bill to Defund PBS, NPR and AIDS Prevention

June 12, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against President Trump’s bill to eliminate funding for PBS and NPR, and drastically reduce the budget for PEPFAR, an AIDS relief program that has saved an estimated 26 million lives.

Issues:Foreign Policy

Larson and Neal Blast Supreme Court Decision Allowing ‘DOGE’ Access to Personal Data at Social Security

June 6, 2025

Press Release

East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Supreme Court stepped in to allow Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE’ access to Social Security beneficiaries’ personal data.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesJudicialStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

29 Members of Congress Issue Statement Opposing USDA Secretary Rollins’ Illegal Restriction of Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant

June 3, 2025

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Washington, D.C.– Today, 29 Members of Congress, including the entire Connecticut Congressional delegation, released a bicameral statement in response to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins illegally restricting relief funding to small and mid-sized family farms in New England, Ala

Issues:LocalStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson Applauds Federal Action Protecting Pensions for Connecticut Construction Workers

May 30, 2025

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East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) approval of financing for the Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 40 Pension Fund, covering 984 Connecticut-based construction workers.

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyCongressman Larson's CommitteesLaborLocalDelivering for Connecticut’s First District

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