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Representative John B. Larson's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

John Larson
Full Name: John B. Larson
Office: U.S. House (CT) - District 1, Democratic
First Elected: 11/03/1998
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Leslie; 3 Children: Carolyn, Laura, Raymond
Birth Date: 07/22/1948
Birth Place: Hartford, CT
Home City: East Hartford, CT
Religion: Roman Catholic

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Feb. 21, 2013 Letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta - TRICARE Hartford, CT
July 13, 2012 Larson Praises Ryan White Funding for Hartford's Community Health Services Hartford, CT
June 27, 2012 Larson, Becerra: America Needs Jobs, Not Contempt Washington, DC
May 31, 2012 Larson Applauds OPM Decision to Allow Coverage of Vital Health Care Services For Families With Children With Autism Washington, DC
May 1, 2012 Larson Announces Affordable Care Act Grants for Torrington, East Hartford Hartford, CT
March 27, 2012 Larson: America Can't Afford to Roll Back The Clock on Healthcare Washington, DC
March 20, 2012 Press Conference by Congressmen John B. Larson, Xavier Becerra and Rep. Jackie Speier Washington, DC
Feb. 10, 2012 Larson Applauds POTUS Commitment to Women's Health While Addressing Concerns of Religious Comm Washington, DC
Oct. 20, 2011 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Aug. 5, 2011 CT Lawmakers: Seniors Continue to See Benefits from Affordable Care Act: HHS Report Shows More Seniors Saving on Prescriptions, Taking Advantage of Free Screenings Washington, DC
June 3, 2011 Sessions and Larson Introduce Legislation to Preserve Access to High Quality, Cost-Effective Health Care Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 Schakowsky, Democrats, Advocates Highlight Impact of 2012 GOP Budget on Seniors Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2011 Ways and Means Democrats Decry GOP Vote to Raise Taxes on Middle Class Families Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2011 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Washington, DC
Jan. 19, 2011 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Washington, DC
July 29, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
July 15, 2010 Larson: Recovery Act Created or Saved 33,000 Jobs in Connecticut Washington, DC
June 29, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Thomas Sullivan, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Insurance Unknown
March 22, 2010 Larson Hails Passage Of Historic Health Care Bill Washington, DC
March 21, 2010 CNN "State Of The Union With Candy Crowley" - Transcript Unknown
March 21, 2010 Senate Amendments To H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009, And H.R. 4872, Health Care And Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010--Continued Washington, DC
March 18, 2010 Larson: Health Care Reform Will Reduce The Deficit By 1.3 Trillion Washington, DC
March 16, 2010 Larson: We Are Closer To Reforming Our Nation's Health Insurance System Washington, DC
March 16, 2010 Health Care Reform Washington, DC
Feb. 24, 2010 Statement On Health Insurance Industry Fair Market Competition Act Washington, DC
Feb. 16, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services Unknown
Nov. 8, 2009 Larson Calls House Vote On Health Care Reform "Historic Step" Washington, DC
Nov. 7, 2009 Larson Statement On Historic Health Care Debate Washington, DC
Nov. 7, 2009 Affordable Health Care For America Act Washington, DC
Oct. 29, 2009 Larson: New Health Care Bill Vital For Economic Recovery Washington, DC
May 19, 2009 Press Conference With Rep. David Obey - Energy And Health Legislation Washington, DC
May 6, 2009 Hearing Of The House Ways And Means Committee - Health Reform In The 21st Century: A Conversation With Health And Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Washington, DC
April 22, 2009 Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Health Reform in the 21st Century: Insurance Market Reforms Washington, DC
April 2, 2009 Press Conference with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Speaker of the House, and Other House Democratic Leaders Washington, DC
April 2, 2009 Press Conference with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Speaker of the House, and Other House Democratic Leaders Washington, DC
Jan. 14, 2009 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Washington, DC
Sept. 23, 2008 Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 Washington, DC
March 5, 2008 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 Washington, DC
Jan. 9, 2008 Letter to M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut, Re: State's Use of Tobacco Settlement Unknown
Oct. 18, 2007 Press Conference with House Speaker Nancy Pelosit (D-CA) and Other House Democrats Subject: SCHIP Washington, DC
Aug. 28, 2007 Reps. Larson, Courtney Condemn Bush's Decision to Cut Health Care for Thousands of CT Children Hartford, CT
Aug. 4, 2007 Larson Reintroduces Veterans Health Care Legislation Washington, DC
Aug. 1, 2007 Larson Votes To Preserve Children's Health Care, Improve Medicare Washington, DC
July 27, 2007 Larson Praises Ways and Means Passage of Children's Health, Medicare Bill Washington, DC
July 6, 2007 Reps. Murphy, Larson Highlight Historic Commitment To Veterans Funding Hartford, CT
April 13, 2007 Connecticut Delegation Requests Supplemental HIV/AIDS Funding for Connecticut Cities Unknown
April 13, 2007 Connticut Delegation Requests Supplemental HIV/AIDS Funding for Connecticut Cities Washington, DC
March 23, 2007 US Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007 Washington, DC
March 22, 2007 Providing for Consideration of HR 1591, US Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007 Washington, DC
April 3, 2006 Letter to President George W. Bush Washington, DC

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