Press Releases

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.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee wrote to Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) demanding Elon Musk appear before the Committee.

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.’

East Hartford, CT – Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after an internal memo leaked outlining the Trump-Musk Administration’s plan to sabotage Social Security Administration (SSA) operations.

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.

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.

Washington, D.C. - Today, amidst Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s targeting of Social Security, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01), along with every Ways and Means Democrat, warned Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Leland Dudek that the American people won’t stand for cuts to their earned benefits in any form, whether they be direct benefit cuts or backdoor cuts by laying off staff and closing field and hearing offices.