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Front view of the Capitol
March 21, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (IL-07) applauded Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley for his quick action to safeguard seniors and other Social Security Administration beneficiaries after the leaders raised concerns over troubling reports of overpayments. 
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Rep. Larson in the Ways and Means Committee
March 21, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, in the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) questioned Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra on the impact of Democrats’ efforts to lower prescription drug prices for seniors and how President Biden’s budget lays out a vision to support older Americans across the nation. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 20, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest caucus of House Republicans, released a budget plan that calls for raising the retirement age and $1.5 trillion in cuts to Social Security. 
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U.S. Capitol Building at Twighlight
March 20, 2024

A startling number of seniors can't collect their full Social Security benefits because they defaulted on student loan payments, prompting lawmakers to call for a halt to this practice.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 20, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Reps. Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), led their colleagues to call on the federal government to end the practice of offsetting Social Security benefits to pay off defaulted student loans.  
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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 17, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) dismissed President Biden’s plan to strengthen Social Security by ensuring the wealthy pay their fair share on Meet the Press. 
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Hartford CT Buildings
March 16, 2024

Donald Trump’s recent comment to CNBC that “there is a lot you can do…in terms of cutting” Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid has appropriately gotten a lot of attention.

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 14, 2024
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Donald Trump attempted to “clean up his remarks” calling for cuts to Social Security. 
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Hartford CT Buildings
March 13, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the TikTok vote. 

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Hartford CT Buildings
March 13, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Following a massive cyberattack on Change Healthcare, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support impacted care providers, and to hold the company accountable for the breach and ensure it provides necessary relief to those affected.