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East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Glastonbury High School senior Alex Xu as the winner of this year’s Congressional Art Competition for Connecticut’s First District, for her self-portrait, Ducktaglia IRL.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against Republican legislation that would target innocent workers who lost their jobs during the pandemic by sending surprise bills for unemployment overpayments they received through no fault of their own. Larson introduced an amendment to protect Social Security beneficiaries from these surprise bills, but Republicans blocked it from coming to the House floor for a vote.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against Republican legislation, H.R. 2, which embraces former President Trump’s failed, illegal, and immoral border policies, effectively destroying the asylum system, criminalizing visa overstays, deporting unaccompanied children, and allowing for children to be jailed indefinitely.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Bipartisan Policy Center projected some of the dire impacts of the U.S. defaulting on its debt for the first time ever.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $500,000 in new federal funding for Mothers United Against Violence’s Victim Impact Project to support victims of violent crimes in the Greater Hartford area as they work with their local police departments.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined local business leaders to announce the introduction of the bipartisan American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act.
Washington, D.C. - This week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined with Mothers United Against Violence (MUAV) in Washington to advocate for action to address gun violence in America. MUAV and Larson met with other leaders in Washington and spoke at a press conference with the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
U.S. Rep. John. B. Larson said he simply wants all lawmakers to see the heartache and what parents who lose children to gun violence “are living through on a daily basis.”
Larson,.D-1st District, spoke outside the House Triangle in Washington D.C., as Mothers United Against Violence of Hartford joined the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, elected officials and advocates in calling for action on gun violence prevention legislation.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) highlighted the significant improvements in the IRS’s customer service after Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act last year at the Ways and Means hearing with IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel. Republicans have continuously called to repeal this funding that has improved customer service and given the IRS the ability to go after wealthy tax cheats.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against the Default on America Act, extreme MAGA Republican legislation that presents Americans with a terrible choice: either House Republicans hold our economy hostage or inflict cuts that hurt everyday people, including programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP nutrition benefits.