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Hartford CT Buildings
March 7, 2025
East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Trump-appointed Acting Commissioner of Social Security announced the agency is changing the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries from 10% to 100%.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 6, 2025
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Technology for Energy Security Act with Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Mike Carey (OH-15) to extend the Inflation Reduction Act’s Investment Tax Credit for fuel cells and linear generators for another eight years.
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Front view of the Capitol
March 6, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Dudek’s comments that ‘DOGE’ is making decisions about the agency’s future without an understanding of how the agency works were reported in the Washington Post.
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Rep. Larson with former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O'Malley and his Democratic colleagues
March 5, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced three bills with his Democratic colleagues to protect Americans from the Trump-Musk plan to gut Social Security. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement blasting President Trump’s repeated blatant lies about Social Security during his Joint Address to Congress, where he falsely asserted many people as old as 150 are fraudulently receiving Social Security benefits.
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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
March 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee released the following statement after President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect:
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) led 152 House Democrats, including every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, in a letter urging Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Leland Dudek to halt Trump-Musk's plan to gut Social Security.
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Front view of the Capitol
March 3, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced Berlin resident Kara Satalino as his guest for President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday.  

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 2, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement blasting Elon Musk’s false attacks as the Trump Administration puts into motion their plan to gut Social Security.
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
February 28, 2025

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to the White House.