{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-applauds-growing-bipartisan-calls-make-wealthy-pay-their-fair", "Larson Applauds Growing Bipartisan Calls to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share into Social Security", "2026-09-08", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cAs automatic benefit cuts to Social Security move closer than ever\u2014with the average retiree slated to lose $500/month in benefits by 2032\u2014I applaud the growing number of my Republican colleagues joining our call to lift the cap,\u201d said Larson. \u201cFor years, the only plan put forward by leading Republicans has been raising the retirement age, which would amount to a more than 20 percent benefit cut. Instead of handing millionaires and billionaires another tax cut they do not need, while retirees get handed a benefit cut, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and their wealthy friends need to finally pay their fair share. Every Member of Congress and candidate for office cannot be allowed to avoid Social Security by simply saying they will protect it. With cuts on the horizon, they must show us their plans to strengthen it now\u2014and speak with the same courage as our colleagues who have called for lifting the cap. Congress can protect Social Security and enhance it to provide children, seniors and veterans with the relief and certainty they deserve by passing Social Security 2100 now.\u201d\n\nIn June, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH)published an op-ed in the New York Times calling for Congress to lift the cap. Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04), the Republican Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a senior Republican member of the Ways and Means Committee, joined these calls in today\u2019s Washington Post. Larson\u2019s Social Security 2100 Act would enhance Social Security benefits to help beneficiaries dealing with rising costs and extend the program\u2019s solvency by eliminating the FICA cap and imposing a net investment income tax on income over $400,000.", 1, "2026-09-09T09:27:09Z", "2026-09-09T09:29:04Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-applauds-growing-bipartisan-calls-make-wealthy-pay-their-fair"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7246280331164598, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}