{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-statement-house-social-security-vote", "Larson Statement on House Social Security Vote", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 5348, a bill that is supposed to protect children from Social Security identity theft but does nothing to address the Trump Administration\u2019s \u2018DOGE\u2019 privacy violations that have put every American\u2019s data at risk. In August, a whistleblower came forward to reveal that Elon Musk\u2019s \u2018DOGE\u2019 appointees uploaded the private records of more than 300 million Americans to a vulnerable cloud, including names, birth dates, and addresses.\n\n\u201cOn its face, the bill we voted on tonight is a good, common-sense measure to protect children from identity theft,\u201d said Larson. \u201cBut it has been more than three months since we learned that Elon Musk\u2019s \u2018DOGE\u2019 moved more than 300 million Americans\u2019 personal records, including names, birth dates, and addresses, to a vulnerable cloud, and nothing has been done. Democrats have been sounding the alarm: demanding hearings, introducing legislation, and launching inquiries to hold this administration accountable. Where are our Republican colleagues? When the Ways and Means Committee took up this bill earlier this year, I offered amendments to protect Americans\u2019 personal records and reverse Trump\u2019s devastating cuts that are putting Social Security at risk. Republicans voted them all down. As the Ranking Member of the Social Security Subcommittee, I could not in good conscience support this bill while everyone\u2019s data is still at risk. If Republicans want to address data privacy, let\u2019s take real action to hold President Trump and \u2018DOGE\u2019 accountable.\u201d\n\nWhen H.R. 5348 and other Social Security bills were considered in the Ways and Means Committee, Ranking Member Larson brought forward amendments to reverse cuts at Social Security and safeguard Americans\u2019 personal records from \u2018DOGE\u2019 meddling. They were blocked by every Ways and Means Republican. He has been sounding the alarm for months about \u2018DOGE\u2019 plans to rummage through private data and introduced legislation in March to block political appointees from accessing sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, income history, and medical records. His requests for a markup on his bill and a hearing with the \u2018DOGE\u2019 whistleblower have been continuously refused by the Republican majority.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "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-house-social-security-vote"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3392820730805397, "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"}