Congressman Larson's Committees
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December 9, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07), and Senate Committee on Finance Chair Ron Wyden (OR) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of ongoing efforts by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve customer service for beneficiaries who are seeking to resolve overpayments of their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits.
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November 20, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and a group of his Democratic colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee to introduce the Prevent Tariff Abuse Act, legislation to block the President from bypassing Congress to impose tariffs or quotas that would raise costs for working families.
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November 12, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House voted on two Social-Security related bills, H.R. 82 and H.R. 5342.
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October 21, 2024
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Washington Post highlighted a report revealing former President Donald Trump’s plans for Social Security could drain the Trust Funds in six years.
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October 10, 2024
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 (SSA) announced that the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025 will be 2.5 percent.
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September 26, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office, an independent and nonpartisan body, found that schemes to raise the retirement age, like those proposed by House Republicans, would slash annual benefits by 13 percent for today’s workers:
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September 25, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a bipartisan continuing resolution to keep the government open through December 20th.
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September 20, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Susan Wild (PA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Doris Matsui (CA-07) sent a letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership urging them to support President Biden’s full budget request for the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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September 18, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 9076, which included his bipartisan Promoting Community-Based Prevention Services Act.
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September 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the bipartisan Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act he introduced with Subcommittee Chair Drew Ferguson (GA-03) to ensure victims of identity theft have a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration who tracks their case.