{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-statement-2025-social-security-cola-announcement", "Larson Statement on the 2025 Social Security COLA Announcement", "2024-10-10", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "East Hartford, CT \u2013 Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025 will be 2.5 percent.\n\n\u201cThe annual cost-of-living adjustment is vital to ensure our nation\u2019s nearly 70 million Social Security beneficiaries can make ends meet,\u201d said Larson. \u201cHowever, the current COLA formula is not nearly enough for seniors living on fixed incomes, including the more than 5 million Americans who receive monthly checks below the poverty level. That is why there is an urgent need to act to enhance Social Security and protect it from the cuts that my Republican colleagues have proposed. The time is long overdue to enhance benefits, and improve the COLA, which has not been addressed in more than 50 years. Democrats\u2019 plan would both enhance benefits and ensure the annual COLA keeps pace with rising costs by incorporating the CPI-E into the formula to specifically address the expenses seniors face, an idea supported by the AARP. Most importantly, it\u2019s time for Congress to vote!\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "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-statement-2025-social-security-cola-announcement"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5755021013319492, "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"}