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  • Congresspersons Larson & Wasserman Schultz lead effort to halt Trump Plan to strip Social Security Disability benefits

    Congresspersons Larson & Wasserman Schultz lead effort to halt Trump Plan to strip Social Security Disability benefits

    From the website of Congressman John Larson

    Key points from the Congressman’s press release:

    • Democrats are leading the way to halt the Trump administration’s planned cuts to Social Security disability benefits.
    • President Trump plans to roll out new restrictions to deny disability benefits to many people age 50 and older with severe, documented disabilities.  This would result in one of the largest cuts to Social Security disability benefits in history.
    • The average age for a Social Security disability beneficiary is 56, and many beneficiaries have worked physically demanding jobs in sectors like mining, construction, or manufacturing.
    • Social Security disability payments average $9,000 per year. Current beneficiaries rely on these limited benefits to help cover housing, food, out-of-pocket medical bills, and other basics.  

    Read the full letter submitted to the head of the Social Security Administration to halt these cuts HERE.

  • CT Congressional Delegation Joins Access Health CT to Call for Congress to Prevent Skyrocketing Health Care Costs

    CT Congressional Delegation Joins Access Health CT to Call for Congress to Prevent Skyrocketing Health Care Costs

    From the office of John Larson:

    U.S. Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined Access Health CT CEO James Michel in Hartford to discuss the urgent need for Congress to maintain longstanding Affordable Care Act tax credits in a government funding bill. 

    This month, an estimated 142,000 Connecticut residents are set to see their health care costs skyrocket when Access Health CT sends notices of 2026 premiums for Affordable Care Act plans. The sharp cost hike is due to the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits. The Connecticut Congressional delegation is fighting to prevent this by maintaining the tax credits in a truly clean government funding bill. 

    If Congress lets Affordable Care Act tax credits expire:

    • A couple in their early-60s in Hartford County with an annual income of $85,000 will see their premium increase by $25,103/year.
    • A family of four in New London County with an annual income of $130,000 will see their premium increase by $13,885/year.
    • A family of four in New Haven County with annual income of $130,000 will see their premium increase by $12,992/year.
    • A couple in their early-60s in Fairfield County with an income of $85,000/year will see their premium increase by $30,261/year.
    • A couple in their mid-50s in Litchfield County with an annual income of $85,000 will see their premium increase by $21,496/year.

    Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation