Congressman Larson's Committees
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March 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement blasting President Trump’s repeated blatant lies about Social Security during his Joint Address to Congress, where he falsely asserted many people as old as 150 are fraudulently receiving Social Security benefits.
March 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee released the following statement after President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect:
March 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) led 152 House Democrats, including every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, in a letter urging Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Leland Dudek to halt Trump-Musk's plan to gut Social Security.
March 4, 2025
A leaked email from acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Leland Dudek on Tuesday sparked a fresh wave of warnings about U.S. President Donald Trump and government-gutting billionaire Elon Musk privatizing the agency.
March 4, 2025
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).
March 2, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement blasting Elon Musk’s false attacks as the Trump Administration puts into motion their plan to gut Social Security.
March 1, 2025
Social Security has never missed a benefit payment since the program first began sending individuals monthly benefits more than eight decades ago.
February 28, 2025
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.
February 28, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) stood with workers, retirees, and advocates from across the State of Connecticut outside of the East Hartford Social Security field office to call out President Trump and Elon Musk’s reported plan to gut the Social Security Administration (SSA).
February 27, 2025
Washington, D.C. – This week, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined the SiriusXM Michelangelo Signorile Show to discuss Elon Musk and DOGE’s access to millions of Americans’ sensitive personal information and his attacks on Social Security.


