116th Congress
November 21, 2019
The price of a new invention usually falls as more people adopt it, but prescription drug prices somehow defy gravity.
Connecticut residents, like all Americans, pay among the highest drug prices in the world, and prices keep climbing. We can't change the laws of physics, but we can and must change federal law to bring needed relief.
Issues:Health Care
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November 21, 2019
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of State Representative Linda Orange.
Issues:Local
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November 20, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the announcement that the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) was awarded two federal grants totaling $1,261,282 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
Issues:Energy And EnvironmentLocal
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November 19, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act.
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November 9, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson attended the unveiling of the Fallen Star Memorial in East Hartford.
November 7, 2019
For a generation of Irish American men, John F. Kennedy symbolized all they might do and become in the United States.
Issues:Social Security
U.S. Rep. John Larson’s quest to solidify Social Security gets a boost from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
November 1, 2019
U.S. Rep. John Larson's longstanding quest to save the Social Security system has an important new ally: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The millennial congresswoman from Queens made a video with Larson calling for the House of Representatives to vote on the Social Security 2100 Act.
Issues:Social Security
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November 1, 2019
Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released a video calling for the House to vote on the Social Security 2100 Act (H.R. 860) to protect and expand Social Security.
Issues:Social Security
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October 31, 2019
Today the co-chairs of the Joint Strike Fighter Caucus applauded the announcement by the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin that the next contract for 478 F-35 aircraft has been finalized and the cost is now the lowest in program history.
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October 31, 2019
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the impeachment inquiry resolution.