Op-Eds and Letters
August 4, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented health and economic crisis. More than 150,000 Americans have been killed by this disease. At its peak, 42 million Americans were unemployed.
Now we’re facing a new crisis. Five million Americans could see a drastic cut in their Social Security benefits as a direct result of the COVID-19-induced economic downturn. Due to a quirk in the benefit formula, those born in 1960 are at risk of a permanent reduction in their benefits that could be as much as $2,000 per year.
July 6, 2020
On Monday, June 8, I caught the 5:30 a.m. flight out of Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut to Dallas, Texas for the funeral services of an iconic American hero, Congressman Sam Johnson.
May 15, 2020
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Hartford Courant.
January 11, 2020
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Journal Inquirer
December 20, 2019
Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) wrote the following op-ed that appeared in the Hartford Courant:
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March 11, 2019
Congressman Larson replies to the Journal’s editorial on his Social Security 2100 Act.
Issues:Social Security
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October 26, 2018
Newsflash to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell(R-Ky.) - Social Security is not an entitlement. It is the insurance every working American has paid for.
Issues:Social Security