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Following President Trump’s joint address to Congress, reactions were swift and varied across Connecticut, with politicians from both sides of the aisle voicing their support and criticism.
Former Social Security commissioner Martin O'Malley warned that payments to beneficiaries could be interrupted within 30 days as a result of changes recommended by the advisory Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Social Security has never missed a benefit payment since the program first began sending individuals monthly benefits more than eight decades ago.
Rep. John Larson (D-CT01) says budget slashing by President Trump and his adviser Elon Musk isn’t about achieving efficiency, as they claim. He says it’s about paying for the extension of Trump’s multi-trillion dollar tax cuts for the wealthy.