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John Larson, D-1st District, <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1889119386075558255" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">froze and stopped talking</a> for a brief period while delivering a floor speech Monday afternoon, an episode that was attributed to an “adverse reaction” to a new medication, according to his office.</p> <p>Larson gave a five-minute speech focused on concerns over Social Security after the Trump administration accessed sensitive payment information through the U.S. Treasury Department as part of its ongoing effort to significantly downsize and reshape the federal government.</p> <p>But part way through his remarks, the congressman, 76, went abruptly silent for about 25 seconds, except for a few words. As he slowly resumed his speech, his time had expired, and he yielded back the floor. His office said he is in “good spirits.”</p> <p>Later in the day, Larson saw the attending physician in Congress, Brian Monahan, and got tests “out of an abundance of caution.” He also participated in meetings at his office. The House held two votes on Monday evening, but Larson was not present.</p> <aside class="scaip scaip-1"><aside class="bs_zones clearfix" id="bs_zones-154"><div><broadstreet-zone keywords="not_home_page,not_landing_page,is_article_page,politics,news,john-larson-house-floor-pause,post" place="" soft-keywords="true" zone-alias="" zone-id="150549"></broadstreet-zone></div></aside></aside> <p>“Congressman Larson appreciates the well wishes from everyone who has reached out. This afternoon, he had what was likely an adverse reaction to a new medication and is having tests administered by the House Attending Physician out of an abundance of caution,” Larson’s office said in a statement. “He later participated in multiple meetings in his office and was alert and engaged. 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They are free to talk about any topic and typically use the slot to highlight an issue or spotlight something happening in their home district.</p> <p>Larson used his time to criticize billionaire Elon Musk and how his team with the new Department of Government Efficiency gained access to sensitive payment system that has information like Americans’ Social Security benefits and tax returns. A federal judge has now <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/politics/elon-musk-doge-treasury-payment-system/index.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">temporarily blocked DOGE from that access</a>.</p> <aside class="scaip scaip-2"><aside class="bs_zones clearfix" id="bs_zones-151"><div><broadstreet-zone keywords="not_home_page,not_landing_page,is_article_page,politics,news,john-larson-house-floor-pause,post" place="" soft-keywords="true" zone-alias="" zone-id="150547"></broadstreet-zone></div></aside><aside class="bs_zones clearfix" id="bs_zones-152"><div><broadstreet-zone keywords="not_home_page,not_landing_page,is_article_page,politics,news,john-larson-house-floor-pause,post" place="" soft-keywords="true" zone-alias="" zone-id="150546"></broadstreet-zone></div></aside><aside class="bs_zones clearfix" id="bs_zones-153"><div><broadstreet-zone keywords="not_home_page,not_landing_page,is_article_page,politics,news,john-larson-house-floor-pause,post" place="" soft-keywords="true" zone-alias="" zone-id="150548"></broadstreet-zone></div></aside></aside> <p>The East Hartford congressman spoke for several minutes, arguing that President Donald Trump and others in the administration are seeking to circumvent accountability through both Congress and the courts.</p> <p>“Now [Trump] is saying he’s not even accountable to the courts because he and the billionaire class have gotten together and said, ‘Don’t worry, no one on the Republican side in the House and Senate who control both the house and Senate is going to speak up,'” Larson said before he froze, adding several seconds later in a slower and deeper voice, “and challenge us.”</p> <aside> <div class="newspack-popup-container newspack-popup hidden newspack-inline-popup newspack-lightbox-no-border" data-frequency="0,0,0,month" data-segments="" id="id_984208" role="button" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#000" tabindex="0"> <div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles inline-recirculation wpnbha is-grid columns-2 colgap-3 show-image image-alignleft ts-3 is-1 is-landscape inline-recirculation has-text-align-left" style=""> <style id="newspack-blocks-inline-css" type="text/css">.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-title{font-size: 1.2em;}.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .entry-meta{display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;margin-top: 0.5em;}.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-meta{font-size: 0.8em;}.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .avatar{height: 25px;width: 25px;}.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail{margin: 0;margin-bottom: 0.25em;}.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail img{height: auto;width: 100%;}.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail figcaption{margin-bottom: 0.5em;}.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles p{margin: 0.5em 0;}</style> <div data-current-post-id="1110069" data-posts=""> <h2 class="article-section-title"> <span>More STORIES in Politics</span> </h2> <article class="tag-top-story category-politics type-post post-has-image" data-post-id="1110013"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a aria-hidden="true" href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/10/ct-companies-executions-bill/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1"> <img alt="CT weighs barring state companies from aiding in executions" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" data-attachment-id="1110015" data-comments-opened="0" data-hero-candidate="1" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Lisa Brown was briefly overcome describing the execution of her son with a drug supplied by an industrial company in Connecticut. 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Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who froze twice while speaking with reporters in 2023. At the time, Monahan, the Capitol physician, had attributed McConnell’s episodes to his recovery from a concussion that he sustained from a fall.</p> <p>McConnell, 82, stepped down from his role as Senate GOP leader in 2024 but will continue to serve out his term that ends January 2027.</p> <p>Larson has represented the Hartford-area district since 1998. He easily won reelection to a 14th term during the November elections.</p> <p>For years, Social Security has been a top issue for Larson, who serves as the ranking member on the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee.</p> <p>Similar to the criticism in Larson’s floor speech, Democrats gathered Monday at the U.S. Social Security Administration headquarters in Maryland to protest against DOGE.</p> <aside class="scaip scaip-4"><aside class="bs_zones clearfix" id="bs_zones-156"><div><broadstreet-zone keywords="not_home_page,not_landing_page,is_article_page,politics,news,john-larson-house-floor-pause,post" place="" soft-keywords="true" zone-alias="" zone-id="150551"></broadstreet-zone></div></aside><aside class="bs_zones clearfix" id="bs_zones-157"><div><broadstreet-zone keywords="not_home_page,not_landing_page,is_article_page,politics,news,john-larson-house-floor-pause,post" place="" soft-keywords="true" zone-alias="" zone-id="150552"></broadstreet-zone></div></aside><aside class="bs_zones clearfix" id="bs_zones-158"><div><broadstreet-zone keywords="not_home_page,not_landing_page,is_article_page,politics,news,john-larson-house-floor-pause,post" place="" soft-keywords="true" zone-alias="" zone-id="150553"></broadstreet-zone></div></aside></aside> <p>Trump recently said that Social Security “will not be touched” by the Musk-led department. 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Chis will be receiving 6 cycles of chemo that will last 21 days per cycle. The first 3 days of each cycle will be 9 hour days of receiving chemo. We have been told he will most likely be very sick during the first 14 days of each cycle then have "recovery days" for the last 7 days and will start his cycle again. People have asked what they can do do help, we greatly appreciate any and all help. Our number one request is prayers for healing, and strength for our family to get through this. Prayers for our girls, and for Brian (Chris's brother) as it has been very difficult on our family. Our second request is meals. This will allow us time to be together as a family during these difficult days. People have also asked about sitting with Chris while he is receiving his chemo or driving him to chemo. We will know more about this later. We are very appreciative for all the love, prayers and generosity from everyone. We know with the love from God, our family and friends we will make it.

Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM because its holiday list wasn’t ‘sustainable’ https://www.theverge.com/news/608858/google-calendar-missing-events-holidays Some Google Calendar users are angrily calling the company out after noticing that certain events like Pride month are no longer highlighted by default. Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, Jewish Heritage, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage have also been removed