Congressman Larson's Committees

At 5 p.m. on Friday, March 7, Donald Trump's Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a change in policy that could easily bankrupt some of the program's senior beneficiaries. The agency will now revert back to a more punishing policy that some Republican members of Congress previously publicly opposed - a policy that makes seniors bear the costs of the government's mistakes. 

John Larson is worried.

For more than a decade in his Congressional career, the East Hartford Democrat has focused sharply on preserving Social Security even when the issue was not in the headlines.

"This is how mad everyone should be."

President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash federal government spending have ignited a new debate about the future of Social Security.

One idea that has been brought up before — privatizing the now public program — is getting new attention.