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As U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary leader of the Social Security Administration threatened to shut down the agency over an unfavorable court ruling on Friday, the billionaire commerce secretary came under fire for suggesting that only "fraudsters" will complain if they don't get their earned benefits.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the Department of Education.
Hundreds of people gathered at East Windsor High School on Wednesday evening to see a town hall appearance from U.S. Rep. John Larson (CT) regarding the future of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in Connecticut.
Larson has been questioning the budget plan from House Republicans for weeks and offered an update on his work to those in attendance on March 19.
“People over profits” was the dominant theme Tuesday afternoon on the South Lawn of the Connecticut State Capitol as several hundred people gathered to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid funding.
The rally, hosted by the CT State Independent Living Centers, was part of a nationwide day of action by members of Congress that brought together state and federal leaders, healthcare workers, advocates, and Medicaid recipients, all warning of the consequences should Congress approve drastic reductions to the program’s funding.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed that it is "implementing stronger identity verification procedures" to prevent fraud after a leaked memo earlier this week detailed the plans.
Newsweek has contacted the SSA for comment via email.
Joining with protestors nationwide, advocates chanted and shouted Tuesday outside the state Capitol in Hartford to protest against cuts in the Medicaid health insurance program.
Democrats rallied outside the state Capitol in Hartford on Tuesday in a coordinated national “day of action” aimed at heading off what they say are inevitable cuts to Medicaid as the Trump administration and Republicans move to extend provisions of the 2017 tax cut law.
The White House insists that Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security are off limits, but the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office concluded that $880 billion in spending cuts sought by House Republicans are impossible without deep cuts to the social safety net.