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John Barry Larson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 1st congressional district since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, Larson has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at improving the lives of his constituents and has played a significant role in various legislative initiatives. Larson has also been involved in discussions around sustainability and the importance of long-term planning in governance.
Well, first of all, I want to thank the gentleman from California and the gentleman from Pennsylvania for their hard work in this subject matter area. Certainly we know that all credit debt combined is exceeded by the amount of debt that…
By charging the National Academy with recommendations, we take the politics out of it, and focus more directly on the science.
On February 26, 2015--I was not present for rollcall vote 91. If I had been present for this vote, I would have voted: ``nay.''
I believe that there is unanimity that some reallocation will be necessary as we have done 11 times in the past, or six to be more precise from Congress; 11 total times in the past, and that is what must be done here, and it is a question…
I do not think that when we make a contribution to Social Security we are dividing in our minds, or any American is, the difference between old age and disability and survivors.
I believe that there are some dangers to our Social Security system, to all of it, but that those dangers have less to do with the fact that we have an aging population which puts more demands on the system and will require some changes…
I was not present for roll call vote 59. If I had been present for this vote, I would have voted: Nay on roll call vote 59.
If the Republicans today repeal the Affordable Care Act and later the Senate repealed the Act, the President is saying he is going to veto it.
Today the economy has experienced significant growth with 58 consecutive months of private sector job gains.
But, truly, Mr. Doggett's questions that he posed, in terms of being able to go into the room, being able to take people who have clearance from the staff--I mean these were bipartisanly expressed today.
I believe it was Walter Mondale who said, 'Where is the beef? And where is the cheese on top of it?'
If the President says seven, let's--why aren't we talking seven? Why are you talking 12?
We don't want to find ourselves in the situation of the Packers being on the sidelines.
I don't understand why you are going twice the length of what the President is talking about.
If somebody has a better approach than raising the gas tax, supported by two commissions from the Bush administration, let's hear from them.
I also want to acknowledge Aetna today, which in my district is announcing a floor of $16 per hour for its employees, in large part due to the success of the Affordable Care Act and coordinated care and all the innovation technology and…
I want to start off by certainly extending congratulations to Representative Barletta for his persistency in continuing to bring this legislation forward. As he has pointed out, it has been bipartisanly supported, and it deserves passage…
I want to thank the ranking member, and certainly, I want to thank the chairman. I won't take the 2 minutes, but I want to thank them for their incredible cooperation on this most important of issues. Derek Denfeld, from my district, lost…
I think it is both appropriate and right that we codify this and put it into a law. With that, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut, Joe Courtney, one of the chief sponsors who, along with Elizabeth Esty, helped engineer…
I would respectfully suggest that our committee has a unique responsibility.
We are especially gratified, though, in a true show of compassionate conservatism that you reached out to the chief fan of the Jersey Cowboys--excuse me--the Dallas Cowboys, Chris Christie, to provide him with both a hug and a sincere…
In a moment, because I do want to continue my praise of the Aaron Rodgers look-alike. Today, our distinguished chairman announced that he is not running for President. We think that it is so that his look-alike, Aaron Rodgers, may fill…
I really deeply appreciate the words of my colleague and fellow member of the Ways and Means Committee. Again, I want to commend the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Barletta). I want to submit for the Record a letter from the Department…
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