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Democrats on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee pushed back Wednesday over what they see as attacks by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Social Security benefits.
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.
President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. Connecticut’s senators and representatives are bringing various guests, including the state’s teacher of the year and a community health CEO.
Tuesday’s address won’t be called a “State of the Union” because Trump just took office — but the pomp and circumstance will be the same. Expect loud cheers from supporters and protests from dissidents.
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.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington today for a series of high-stakes meetings, including what ended up being a contentious Oval Office encounter with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
Shortly before the meeting in the Oval, Zelensky met with a bipartisan congressional delegation that included Connecticut Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy.
In a video news conference following his conversation with Zelensky, Blumenthal called the meeting “immensely encouraging and heartening.” He emphasized the necessity of US support.
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.
Community health centers across Connecticut are experiencing disruptions in payment and communications as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive orders that froze federal funds, in addition to guidance from his administration, according a letter from the state's congressional delegation that was delivered to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday.