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John Barry Larson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 1st congressional district since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, Larson has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at improving the lives of his constituents and has played a significant role in various legislative initiatives. Larson has also been involved in discussions around sustainability and the importance of long-term planning in governance.
It is interesting that the gentleman points that out because people, oftentimes, think of Social Security only as a pension benefit. As he just pointed out, one in five recipients are currently on Social Security who are not retired, who…
No question about it. We were just at a senior center in Elmwood on Friday and had the same experience. I think, really, people find it annoying when this is called an entitlement, especially when they know they have worked all of their…
Credit President Trump at least for standing up and saying that in a debate and saying it directly to the Republicans.
But you cannot convince me that that mandate was helping lower income Americans, because those same lower income Americans talked about, to me at home, how they couldn't afford the plan and they couldn't afford the penalty.
So raise your hand if you think the individual mandate helps lower income Americans?
And I hear people say things which I don't appreciate, because in the line of civility to call something a scam, I don't know what some people consider a scam, but we just endured 2 years in this country of being told that the President…
Social Security and Medicare are not entitlements. They are benefits that people paid for.
So to know--it is somewhat not heartening to all of my constituents to know that they are subsidizing the tax cut of the wealthiest in this Nation.
We are pleased that you are here so that we can have a hearing on tax cuts that never took place when they should have.
Doing nothing means you are, de facto, in favor of 25 percent or at least 20 percent plus cuts come 2034.
I believe that Social Security is the single most successful domestic program of the 20th century and it is our solemn obligation to preserve it and continue it and strengthen it for the 21st century.
Whatever solution we do come up with for at least this generation of reforms to Social Security must be bipartisan or nothing will get done.
I have to say, doing as many public forums as I have across the country, that has not been my experience.
This is what the American people want. They are tired of the tastes-great-less-filling arguments and everybody going to their respective corners and nothing getting done.
What a great moment to say we were in Congress when it wasn't about Democrats or Republicans, it was about moving the nation forward and uplifting all of its people.
I see a recognition on the Republican side and the Democratic side that we are going to protect Social Security together in order to honor that promise that has been made.
Let me again applaud, for the record, let me applaud President Trump for both having the temerity and the guts...
It was never taken up. But it is our intent to have a hearing on that issue, both WEP and GPO, as well.
It would be great if we had that legislation in front of them so they could see it.
We need to do the same thing in Congress at the federal level for everybody in the nation.
We want to make sure that the solution does not involve some devastating tax increases.
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