{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-trump-and-republicans-congress-continue-target-seniors-hard", "Larson: Trump and Republicans in Congress Continue to Target Seniors\u2019 Hard-Earned Benefits for Cuts", "2024-10-21", "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 Washington Posthighlighted a report revealing former President Donald Trump\u2019s plans for Social Security could drain the Trust Funds in six years.\n\n\u201cI am glad to see the news media shine a light on the real impact of Donald Trump\u2019s plans for Social Security,\u201d said Larson. \u201cWhile he continues to peddle an unpaid for tax cut that could result in automatic benefit cuts for seniors, the facts are clear: the former President and his Republican allies in Congress have targeted seniors\u2019 hard-earned benefits for cuts. Ironically, when he was President, Democrats put forward a plan to cut taxes for seniors and expand Social Security, and Donald Trump ignored it, instead annually calling for cuts to Social Security in his budgets. Adding insult to injury, he did this while passing massive cash breaks for the wealthiest one percent. Democrats are united around President Biden and Vice President Harris\u2019 call to strengthen Social Security by \u2018scrapping the cap\u2019 on people making more than $400,000 a year, so they pay their fair share in to the program, just like everyday Americans. Social Security 2100 will enhance benefits for the first time in more than 50 years, extend the program\u2019s solvency by decades, and cut taxes for seniors without putting their hard-earned benefits at risk.\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-trump-and-republicans-congress-continue-target-seniors-hard"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3468433171510696, "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"}