Social Security

ICYMI: Ways and Means Committee Republicans Reject Larson Amendments to Protect Social Security from Trump and ‘DOGE’ Attacks

September 18, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, during a markup on Social Security, Republicans on the Ways and Committee voted down four of Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson’s (CT-01) amendments to protect Social Security from Donald Trump and ‘DOGE’ meddling.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson, Neal Launch Inquiry with Ways and Means Democrats Demanding Trump Hand Over Information About 'DOGE' Data Meddling at Social Security

September 11, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, following a whistleblower report that revealed ‘DOGE’ copied sensitive information, including names, Social Security numbers, and addresses, to a vulnerable cloud, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced a Resolution of Inquiry with Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and every Ways and Means Democrat to compel answers from the Trump Administration.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Rep. Larson in a Social Security Subcommittee hearing

Larson Demands Full Committee Hearing on ‘DOGE’ Data Breach

September 9, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, during a Republican hearing exploring cuts to Social Security, Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) called out their hypocrisy, demanding hearings with Social Security Administration whistleblower Charles Borges, who revealed that ‘DOGE’ employees copied the private and sensitive records of 300 million Americans to a vulnerable cloud. Chairman Estes would not commit to a hearing on the whistleblower report that could affect all Americans, even though last Congress, Republicans pursued a multi-year, fruitless inquiry into Hunter Biden.

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson: Trump About to Gut Disabled Americans’ Basic Support

September 8, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the Trump White House’s new plan to cut disability benefits for nearly 400,000 Americans.

Issues:Children and FamiliesCongressman Larson's CommitteesSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson, Hoyle Call on Department of Labor to Protect Economic Data from Trump Meddling

August 26, 2025

Press Release

East Hartford, CT – House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rep. Val Hoyle (OR-04) led a group of their Democratic colleagues urging the Department of Labor to protect economic data from President Donald Trump’s political meddling.

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyCongressman Larson's CommitteesEconomyLaborSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Larson, Neal Call on Congress to Act After Whistleblower Report of ‘DOGE’ Mishandling of Americans’ Private Social Security Data

August 26, 2025

Press Release

East Hartford, CT – Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) called on Congress to act after the New York Times published a whistleblower report that ‘DOGE’ “uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server.”

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial SecurityStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’

Rep. John Larson Joins Social Security Works National Town Hall

As Social Security hits 90th anniversary, is ‘back-door’ privatization looming?

August 19, 2025

In The News

Insurance News Net: As Social Security hits 90th anniversary, is ‘back-door’ pr…

This month marks the 90^th anniversary of Social Security, and while defenders of the program celebrate its legacy, they raise new warnings of what they call an increasingly real threat in the Trump era: privatization.

While wholesale replacement of the government-run retirement and disability program with private accounts has long been considered politically radioactive, advocates say recent actions by the Trump administration show it could happen, if not directly, then “through the back door.”

Issues:Congressman Larson's CommitteesSocial Security

Rep. Larson at the East Hartford Senior Center

Larson Statement on the 90th Anniversary of Social Security

August 14, 2025

Press Release

East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 90^th anniversary of Social Security.

Issues:Affordability and the EconomyCongressman Larson's CommitteesStanding Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’ Social Security

Trump's Pick To Oversee Social Security COLA Says 'Need To Sunset' Program

August 13, 2025

In The News

Newsweek: Trump's Pick To Oversee Social Security COLA Says 'Need To Sunset' Pr…

President Donald Trump's pick for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has argued for "sunsetting" Social Security, calling it a "Ponzi scheme."

Trump nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the BLS less than two weeks after firing the agency's former commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, in response to weaker-than-expected job numbers. The dismissal has fueled concerns that upcoming BLS reports could be altered to advance Trump's political agenda.

Issues:Standing Up to Trump and ‘DOGE’ Social Security

Larson Joins Sanders, Wyden, Dingell, and O’Malley to Call for Congress to Protect and Enhance Social Security

August 13, 2025

Press Release

Washington D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06), former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley, and advocates from across the country for a virtual national town hall ahead of the 90th anniversary of Social Security. Together, the speakers called for Congress to act to protect and enhance Social Security and preserve the program for years to come.

Issues:Social Security