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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, thank you very much. I deeply appreciate your efforts, Mr. Davis. And I love the story about your father, because that just demonstrates the dignity and the worth of a lifetime of work. But, still, he wanted to pay, he…
We do, and it is on our watch. I can't emphasize this enough. For every Member of Congress and every person out there in America who is listening to C-SPAN right now or to this program: It is on our watch. It is our responsibility. We…
I thank the chairman for yielding, and I want to commend Ranking Member Brady and our colleagues on the other side as well. It is always a pleasure to know what this body can do when we work together. I also want to associate myself with…
This year, our nation finds itself in the midst of historic turmoil. President Donald J. Trump's defiance of the Constitution and disregard for the rule of law have given Congress no other choice but to proceed with impeachment. The…
As we vote today, I think it is instructive that Americans reflect on how we got to this point. The impeachment of Donald J. Trump has largely been brought on by the President himself. The President took two specific actions: he directly…
On Friday, December 6, 2019, I was unfortunately not present for roll call votes 653 through 654, in order to attend a funeral. If I had been present for these votes, I would have voted: Nay on roll call vote 653 on the motion to recommit…
I commend my colleague on the Ways and Means Committee, Mike Kelly, for his hard work and diligence in bringing this bill to the floor, as he acknowledged, in a bipartisan way. I think the gentleman and everybody in this body understand…
Now it is time for us to all come together and work collaboratively, so that we save this program.
Without this program and the direction that we are headed in, by 2035 we would find ourselves in a situation where people who have earned $50,000 in income throughout their lives would face a 20 percent across-the-board cut, and would be…
Part of what we hope to do is to make sure that we both create a new floor for Social Security, so that especially women who, because they are the primary caregivers, and today with 74 percent of them in the workforce find…
It is our responsibility to make sure that the program is actuarially sound.
What's at stake here? What's at stake here is the nation's leading insurance program and the nation's leading anti-poverty program.
the issue is can we look in the mirror and say, 'Hey, listen, if we raise the age, and that is a 7 percent cut to somebody, how do they handle it?'
Increase funding for the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP).
The American Society of Civil Engineers gives the state of our infrastructure a grade of 'D+'.
Support multimodal investments and provide flexibility in the types of projects federal funding supports.
I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his continued leadership. I want to underscore a couple of things that he said, and especially reaching out to our colleagues on the other side of the aisle. It is not often that I think you see us…
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