Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) froze up and had difficulty speaking during a House floor speech on Monday, in what his office said was likely an “adverse reaction” to a new medication. The 76-year-old lawmaker was highlighting concerns about Social Security after the Trump administration accessed sensitive Treasury Department payment data.

Connecticut Rep. John Larson froze during a speech on the House floor Monday in what his office is calling an “adverse reaction” to a medication. Larson, 76, had been criticizing how Elon Musk and his subordinates in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were able to obtain access to sensitive payment information in the U.

Connecticut Rep. John Larson abruptly stopped talking while he was on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.