John Larson

I thank the gentlewoman from Massachusetts. I yield to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney). Together, we have gone across the State of Connecticut as we have talked about Social Security and its importance and significance…

I thank the gentleman from Nevada. When he spoke, I was reminded of John Lewis, our fellow colleague on the Ways and Means Committee, who said that, in fact, Social Security is the civil rights movement. I yield to the gentlewoman from…

There is no person on the committee who has fought harder for the repeal of WEP and GPO and who understands the significance and impact that Social Security has on so many of her constituents and constituents all across this country than…

I urge the committee to recognize that the agreement between USACE and the MDC has run its course and to end this contract.

I actually thought we were in a committee hearing in the United States Congress actually discussing, in the committee of cognizance, tax policy.

Where in the Constitution does it say you need 60 votes to pass a bill?

I didn't think we were going back to isolationism, but apparently that is the new road that we are setting out on.

Back home in Michigan, two million seniors rely on Social Security.

We are going to need to have to fund Social Security. We are not going to be able to solve this problem by cutting Social Security, and cutting benefits, and cutting the agencies so that they can deal with this problem.

I completely concur with him that there is--that is a travesty, what happened to Governor Noem.

Five million of our fellow Americans get below-poverty-level checks, having worked all their lives.

Those are the 66 million people on Social Security. They need our help, and they need it now.

Of the more than slightly over 1.2 million people who have perished in this pandemic, 855,000 were over the age of 65.

Identity theft is vitally important to the American people, as is Social Security itself, the nation's number-one insurance plan.

The Republican Study Committee's most recent budget plan would cut the annual cost of living adjustments by using the Chained Consumer Price Index.

Not one witness has suggested that we cut funding to the Social Security Administration or to the recipients who receive Social Security as a solution to combating identity theft.

But we have to make sure that we are providing the funding that is needed, and further investigate technologically.

We better get prepared really quick to deal with this. And that is not going to be something that we say we can reshuffle the agency and they are going to be able to do this on their own.

I want to associate myself with the remarks of the Democratic leader, Neal.

VITA is an essential partner. They do incredible work.

Congress needs to act. We are the committee of cognizance. We need to act on behalf of the people we are sworn to serve.

What we are dealing with here quite frankly is congressional neglect, or better stated, congressional malpractice.

What is your estimate in terms of the jobs that the Inflation Reduction Act will create?

I want to associate myself with his remarks.

How many people are in that area of earning over $400,000, and is it fair that someone who is making 30 or 50 or $75,000 pays in the whole time, and someone like Elon Musk stops paying after day one for their Social Security?