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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 12, 2024

President Joe Biden on March 11 released his $7.3 trillion proposed budget for fiscal year 2025, which calls for protecting Social Security, raising the corporate tax rate and quadrupling the tax on corporate stock buybacks.

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Front view of the Capitol
March 11, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Biden released his Fiscal Year 2025 budget plan, laying out a vision to protect and strengthen Social Security. 

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
March 11, 2024
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Donald Trump called for cutting Social Security and Medicare on CNBC’s Squawk Box. 
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Rep. Larson delivers an address on the State of Social Security
March 8, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Last night, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) responded to President Biden’s State of the Union with an address on the State of Social Security.

You can view Rep. Larson's address here. 

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
March 7, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Biden highlighted the need to protect and strengthen Social Security during tonight’s State of the Union. 

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U.S. Capitol Building at Twighlight
March 7, 2024

Congressional Democrats and other defenders of Social Security and Medicare responded with alarm after U.S.

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Hartford Connecticut Overhead View
March 6, 2024

 Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which excluded House Republicans’ demand for a commission with the power to fast-track cuts to Medicare and Social Security. 

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Bridge in Rep Larson District
March 6, 2024

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, bipartisan government funding legislation that includes nearly $14 million in funding for Connecticut’s First District. 

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U.S. Capitol Building at Twighlight
March 4, 2024

March 2 marked the day that millionaire earners were finished paying into Social Security for the rest of the year. Working- and middle-class Americans, however, continue to pay all year long. If you think that’s absurd, it is.