The lawmakers said the proposed food stamp rule would “dramatically undermine Connecticut’s ability to assist families in need and will disproportionally impact our state’s most vulnerable populations.”
John Larson
John Larson, a Democrat, has served as the U.S. representative for Connecticut’s first congressional district since 1999.
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Larson enlists Ocasio-Cortez to help sell his Social Security overhaul
Larson hopes the high-profile millennial lawmaker will jump-start Democratic support for his Social Security 2100 bill.
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CT lawmakers praise impeachment resolution the GOP calls a ‘sham’
House Democrats said the impeachment resolution will bring transparency and order, while Republicans said it is an undemocratic ‘sham.’
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CT lawmakers raising plenty of campaign cash, GOP challengers not so much
The latest FEC filings show Rep. Jahana Hayes has raised more than $1 million for her re-election, while Republicans in Connecticut running for Congress have hardly raised any political cash.
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Five things to know about impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touched off the impeachment inquiry this week, but the nation is just at the beginning of a long — and complicated –process.
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CT lawmakers back Pelosi’s plan for impeachment inquiry
Members of the Connecticut delegation, who had opposed impeachment of the president, said they believe Trump has left them with no choice.
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CT lawmakers join Ukraine-driven shift toward Trump impeachment
CT lawmakers on on Monday said revelations that Trump discussed Joe Biden with Ukraine’s leader puts impeachment in a new light.
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So far, Larson and Lamont don’t intersect on highways
Congressman John B. Larson has a vision to remake highways in greater Hartford. It’s just not the same vision as the Lamont administration’s.
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Larson gets an earful about impeachment at emotional town hall
Rep. John Larson wants to hold back on impeaching Donald Trump, angering some of his constituents.
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House Republicans slam Larson’s plan to reform Social Security
GOP lawmakers say U.S. Rep. John Larson’s plan to keep Social Security solvent would hurt millennials and the nation’s small businesses,
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Q-poll: Half of American voters say Trump is a racist
The poll also showed a vast majority of Americans continue to be opposed to the impeachment of the president.
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U.S. House approves minimum wage hike to $15 an hour
Unlike Connecticut’s minimum wage hike, the U.S. House bill would raise wages to $15 for all workers.
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Hayes outpaces all other CT House Dems in fundraising
Rep. Jahana Hayes’ re-election effort has been helped by fellow Democrats and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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Larson, other Dems sue for Trump tax returns
The lawsuit relies on a 1924 law that gives House and Senate tax-writing committees broad authority to demand White House tax returns.
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House Dems press for end to SALT deduction cap
Democrats say the cap on the deductibility of SALT taxes hurts middle-class Americans. The GOP says it only affects the rich.
