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August 13, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT) and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to new findings from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study they commissioned which found that thousands of American die or go bankrupt waiting to receive their disability benefits each year.
Issues:Social Security
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August 10, 2020
House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump said he wanted to permanently cut payroll taxes.
Issues:Social Security
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August 7, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) assailed President Trump’s announcement that he will be implementing a pay roll tax holiday via Executive Order that is retroactive to July 1st through the end of the year.
Issues:Social Security
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August 7, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced three FY 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) awards in the First Congressional District.
August 7, 2020
As over 600,000 people in Connecticut continue to go without electricity due to damages caused by Tropic Storm Isaias, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CD-1), Rosa DeLauro (CD-3), Joe Courtney (CD-2), Jim Himes (CD-4) and Jahana Hayes (CD-5), on Thursday wrote a letter to Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) in support of their recently launched investigation into the preparedness of Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) ahead of the storm.
Issues:Local
August 6, 2020
Members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Jahana Hayes (CT-5), today sent a letter to President Donald Trump in support of the request of Governor Ned Lamont to issue a declaration of emergency under the Stafford Act for all Connecticut counties and the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Tribal Nations.
Issues:Local
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.
August 3, 2020
Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT) released the following statement regarding the suggestion that President Trump circumvent Congress to temporarily defer the collection of payroll taxes:
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July 31, 2020
Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2021 Defense Appropriations package that passed the House.
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July 31, 2020
Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the House passed the FY 2021 Labor-HHS Appropriations package.
Issues:Social Security