Social Security
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Republicans ended a 17-hour markup in the House Ways and Means Committee by approving a bill to cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy.
Washington, D.C. - Today, during a markup of their bill to cut taxes for billionaires, every Republican on the Ways and Means Committee voted to defeat Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01)’s amendment to enhance Social Security and cut taxes for seniors.
The Trump administration this week reportedly classified thousands of immigrants living in the United States as dead in a Social Security database in an effort to force them out of the country, a scheme that was met with furious uproar from advocates and lawmakers.
By entering the names and Social Security numbers of roughly 6,000 immigrants into Social Security's "death master file," the administration has revoked their ability to legally work in the U.S. and receive benefits in a bid to get them to "self-deport," several news outlets reported Thursday.
