Social Security
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October 24, 2025
East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 2.8 percent Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2026.
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October 22, 2025
Congressional Democrats are investigating whether Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano knew — and should have disclosed — that his company stood to benefit from a huge contract overseeing a debit card program serving millions of recipients of Social Security and other programs, The Baltimore Sun has learned.
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October 20, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led a call for Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano to halt the Trump Administration’s planned cuts to Social Security disability benefits.
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October 10, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, after Ranking Member Larson warned that excessive furloughs at BLS during the Republican shutdown could delay the annual Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), the Trump Administration reversed course. House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement:
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October 9, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) warned Americans that excessive staff furloughs at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) during the Republican shutdown could delay the annual Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA).
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October 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) sent a letter to Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano demanding answers about how Social Security intends to roll out their plan ending paper checks, while still ensuring Americans without access to online banking can still receive their monthly benefits.
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October 5, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted the Trump Administration’s latest proposal to deny Social Security disability benefits, calling it “cruel, reckless, and proof that Donald Trump never met a benefit he didn’t want to cut.”
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September 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the White House withdrew EJ Antoni’s nomination for Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
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September 19, 2025
Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner Frank Bisignano has not ruled out raising the retirement age to help shore up the payment system's solvency.
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September 18, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano announced the Trump Administration is considering raising the Social Security retirement age.