Social Security
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August 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to replace the top labor statistics official he fired earlier this month has called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme" that needs to be "sunset," comments that critics said further disqualify the nominee for the key government role.
Issues:Social Security
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August 11, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement opposing EJ Antoni’s nomination for Commissioner of Labor Statistics. Antoni is a Project 2025 contributor who has called for shutting down Social Security.
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August 7, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Social Security Administration’s Chief Actuary released a report revealing the Republican Budget would speed up the insolvency of the Social Security Trust Funds.
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August 1, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump fired the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data for the annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for seniors on Social Security.
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July 31, 2025
East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) announced the introduction of the Hands Off Our Social Security Act with Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32).
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July 30, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted the new ‘Trump Accounts’ created in the Republican tax plan are a ‘back door to privatizing Social Security.’
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July 30, 2025
East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s attempt to cut phone service at the Social Security Administration (SSA), their second one this year.
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June 25, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, in a hearing with Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) called for action to protect Social Security from ‘DOGE’ meddling and the Trump Administration’s cuts to staff and services at the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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June 25, 2025
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Good to see you again, Commissioner.
Let’s cut to the chase.
Your attendance today stands in stark contrast to our attempts to get Elon Musk and ‘DOGE’ in front of us.
This hearing today is paramount because we have 24-year-olds at ‘DOGE’ going through people's records at Social Security.
When people hear about that, they are outraged about it.
We have a bill to stop that.
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June 18, 2025
East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report, which projects the combined Social Security Trust Funds will remain solvent until 2034, one year earlier than last year’s report.