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April 21, 2025
East Hartford, CT – This weekend, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined The Back Room with Andy Ostroy to discuss Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE,’ the Trump Administration’s cuts to Social Security, and what Democrats are doing to fight back to protect and enhance Social Security for the millions who rely on it.
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March 20, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Last night, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show to discuss Trump and Musk’s plans to privatize Social Security and cut benefits.
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ICYMI: Larson Calls Out Trump-Musk Attacks on Social Security on Connecticut Public’s The Wheelhouse
March 19, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Connecticut Public’s The Wheelhouse with Frankie Graziano to discuss Trump and Musk’s plan to cut benefits and privatize Social Security.
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March 18, 2025
East Hartford, CT – House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Forbes Newsroom with Brittany Lewis to discuss the Trump-Musk plan to cut Social Security and demand accountability from Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE.’
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March 17, 2025
West Hartford, CT – Yesterday, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Mike Hydeck on NBC CT’s Face the Facts to discuss the need for transparency and accountability from Trump-Musk's ‘DOGE’ as they take an axe to Social Security.
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March 14, 2025
East Hartford, CT – This week, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) demanded answers from President Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk in the Ways and Means Committee.
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January 2, 2025
Shortly After Midnight On New Year’s Eve, 229 Americans Have Already Paid Their Social Security Tax
Earnings over $176,100 per year, which is the cap on earnings taxed by Social Security, escape tax. A civil engineer earning $176,100 per year looks the same as Elon Musk in the eyes of the Social Security system.
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October 23, 2024
East Hartford, CT - This week, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), a non-profit, non-partisan organization, released a new report detailing how former President Donald Trump’s proposed policies, if enacted, would render Social Security insolvent in six years. Expand Social Security Caucus House Co-Chairs Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement:
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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
Senior groups reacted to the cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment announced on Thursday for 2025 Social Security payment, saying it likely will not cover higher costs retirees are facing.