Larson Responds to Supreme Court Decision to Continue Puerto Rico’s Exclusion from SSI Benefits

Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT- 01) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to continue excluding the residents of Puerto Rico from receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.  

“Today’s Supreme Court decision to continue excluding senior and disabled Puerto Ricans from SSI is shameful,” said Larson. “Puerto Ricans are Americans and should not be denied the critical support this program provides.  

As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, I helped ensure the Build Back Better Act would extend SSI to all U.S. territories, and I proudly voted for its passage. It is past time we end the second-class treatment of those who live in American territories.”