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John Larson: “Congress hasn't acted in over 50 plus years to enhance [the…”

Featuring: John Larson, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 1st Congressional District

Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare

Published June 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 32:23

So no one should ever feel that they are on any kind of welfare program that others would suggest this is it's your money. And Congress hasn't acted in over 50 plus years to enhance [the Social Security] program. If it did, we wouldn't even be on this call tonight. People will be still raving about how Social Security continues to protect, help and assist the people that need it most, as FDR intended. (32:23–32:34)

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Asserts that Congress has not enhanced the Social Security program in over 50 years.

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“The nation's wealthiest 1% were paying 39% in terms of taxes to the federal government under Bill Clinton.”
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“70% of that [tax cut] will go to the nation's wealthiest 1%.”
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“The House bill will result in 16 million Americans losing their health insurance.”
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“This plan is the largest cut to Medicaid in its history, cutting benefits by $715 billion.”
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“Medicaid pays for two in five births in the United States.”
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“The Republicans plan to slash SNAP nutrition benefits by 313 billion, which will impact over 42 million Americans who rely on it.”
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“In the last presidential election, more people didn't vote than who voted for both presidential candidates.”
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“Social Security is the only one of those three [military, defense, Medicare and Medicaid, and Social Security] that has a trust fund.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 04:03-04:10
“Mr. Trump...gave Elon the task of finding $2 trillion that he could make in cuts with regard to the federal budget.”
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“Republicans then changed the rule before we left to no longer allow for a resolution of inquiry.”
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“Last Friday as well, the Supreme Court ruled, overturning two courts, two lower courts, who both upheld the fact that people's private…”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 06:41-07:00
“The previous Social Security administrator was let go because he was resisting [the Trump administration's actions].”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 07:16-07:22
“The Supreme Court ruled that Doge ought to be able to go forward and look at people's documents.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 07:23-07:48
“The case that Doge and the Trump administration were making is that there's fraud, abuse, and waste.”
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“We remain skeptical about [Doge and the Trump administration's claim] and think that they don't have a legal right to stand on.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 08:35-08:42
“The budget bill provides billionaires with tax cuts.”
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“Rich Neal proposed that we provide people at $400,000 and below with the majority of the tax cuts.”
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“The Republican proposal provides tax cuts, 70% of which goes to the nation's wealthiest 1%.”
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“The Republican tax cut is paid for by cutting the SNAP program.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 11:54-12:00
“They threw 16 million people off of their health care to save money.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 12:19-12:30
“They haven't been able legislatively to successfully repeal the Affordable Care Act.”
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“Their premiums have risen as well.”
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“It increases the deficit overall.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 13:32-13:37
“That's been verified by every economist that's taken a look at this.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 13:36-13:42
“The Supreme Court acted and said Doge now can go into Social Security and look at people's personal data.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 14:08-14:20
“We have submitted legislation specifically, along with Rich Neal, that prevents [Doge and the Trump administration] from doing this unless…”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 14:08-14:20
“Putting forward making permanent Trump's tax cut that he passed in 2017 that expires this year in 2025.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 15:11-15:23
“The Social Security trust fund...contains $2,700,000,000,000 but hasn't been enhanced since Richard Nixon was president.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 18:03-19:19
“That trust fund, which is your money, has $2,700,000,000,000 in it.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 18:16-18:21
“The intent of the Trump administration...is to privatize Social Security.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 19:30-20:21
“70% of the tax cuts goes to the nation's wealthiest 1%.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 20:58-21:03
“The text the Senate came out with has even more Medicaid cuts.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 21:34-21:40
“Donald Trump has given them a deadline of July 1st to make sure they get what he calls the big beautiful bill passed.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 21:50-22:02
“A new analysis from CBO came out yesterday that said when you factor in the damage that the bill does to the economy, it's going to cost…”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 22:20-22:35
“Millionaires can get an $89,000 tax cut while Americans go hungry and lose their health insurance.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 22:54-23:04
“The person making $50,000 or less gets 72 cents a day [in tax cuts].”
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“One of the worst things the Trump administration is doing is going after medical research.”
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“They are attempting to make across the board cuts to research.”
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“According to the Congressional Budget Office, 16 million Americans could lose health care access under this proposal due to Medicaid cuts…”
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“50 million Americans have gained health insurance since passage of the Affordable Care Act, including 20 million through the provision the…”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 26:51-27:09
“Including nearly 41,000 people just in Connecticut's first congressional district.”
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“Republicans focus on lowering the cost of silencers for firearms, they are doing nothing to improve the safety in our schools.”
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“They are slashing funding for Pell Grants and allow low income students to pursue a college education, including 63,000 Connecticut…”
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“Republicans want to repeal the clean energy tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act, including incentives we secured for clean hydrogen…”
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“Americans should know that the Social Security trust fund is separate and A, has nothing to do with the national debt and B, is your money.”
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“Today, the Supreme Court ruled that states can ban gender transition care for minors.”
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“Today they also announced that they would end the suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.”
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“I'm proud to co-sponsor the Equality Act in Congress, which would expand civil rights protection to LGBTQ community Americans.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 34:58-35:09
“The bill passed the House of Representatives by a very narrow vote.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 36:09-36:17
“There were more than 21 Republicans who came out and said that they were going to oppose the big beautiful bill.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 36:18-36:27
“What this bill is, not only the inequality that exists in this and how they take food out of children's mouths and kick people off of health…”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 36:52-37:14
“Even billionaires are embarrassed by what's happening.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 37:13-37:19
“It didn't do anything to even address the national debt.”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 37:23-37:28
“It now travels to the United States Senate.”
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“There has to be approval in both Houses before it goes to the President for a signature.”
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“This bill is an atrocity.”
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“We're not going to take food out of children's mouths and knock people off of their health care in order to pay for tax cuts for…”
Congressman John Larson's Town Hall on Social Security, Tax Cuts, and Healthcare | Uploaded June 20, 2025 | 44:07-44:18
“We want to invest our money where it should be going, in people who need it the most and make sure that we solidify our programs like Social…”
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“Fighting climate change under the Trump administration, as you note, is an uphill battle.”
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“Our president doesn't even believe that we have had any impact on rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and the increase in natural…”
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“I applaud our attorney general for suing the Trump administration for unlawfully canceling EPA grants to the states.”
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“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that it will mean 16 million Americans losing their health insurance.”
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“They're shifting the demand to the state, which means it's not saving money. It's just forcing governors to come up with the solution and…”
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“We’re going to continue to focus on everything that we can do to prevent the disastrous cuts that are being made and also to make sure that…”
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