Social Security
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March 11, 2019
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Chairman of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration’s “Skinny” Budget was released that cuts up to $72 billion from Social Security and $845 billion from Medicare.
Issues:Social Security
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Event Date:
Thursday, January 31, 2019 – 01:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Address:
210 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
United States
Rep. John Larson will be holding a public forum in Hartford to discuss the importance of the Social Security 2100 Act.
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January 30, 2019
Social Security 2100 Act will Strengthen Social Security, Increase Benefits, Cut Taxes for Seniors
Issues:Social Security
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January 16, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) was named the Chairman on the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee. Larson released the following statement upon the announcement:
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October 26, 2018
Newsflash to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell(R-Ky.) - Social Security is not an entitlement. It is the insurance every working American has paid for.
Issues:Social Security
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October 11, 2018
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that there will be a 2.8 percent increase in the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits received beginning in January 2019.
Issues:Social Security
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September 28, 2018
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) fought back against Republicans attacks on Social Security and Medicare in order to pay for their harmful tax bills.
Issues:Social SecurityTax Policy
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September 27, 2018
Today’s hearing is focused on the Social Security Administration’s information technology (IT) systems and the major, multi-year initiative to modernize them.
Issues:Social Security
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September 13, 2018
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (D-Conn), Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Terri A. Sewell (D-Ala.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) Conor Lamb (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) on Thursday announced the bicameral Expand Social Security Caucus, along with 16 senators and more than 130 House members.
Issues:LocalSocial Security
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July 26, 2018
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John Larson (D-CT) and Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) led every Member of their Subcommittee in a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill stating SSA should not proceed with plans to reinstate the reconsideration level of appeal in ten states, until a Senate-confirmed Commissioner is sworn in.
Issues:Social Security