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John,
Rep. John Larson (D-CT) is an irreplaceable leader in the fight to expand Social Security. As the top Democrat on the Social Security subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, he combines deep policy expertise with passionate advocacy for Social Security’s 67 million beneficiaries and its 185 million contributors.
Rep. Larson’s signature legislation, the Social Security 2100 Act, would increase Social Security’s modest benefits for everyone. It also includes additional targeted increases for the most vulnerable. And it is paid for by requiring millionaires and billionaires, who currently stop paying into Social Security after their first $184,500 in income, to finally pay their fair share.
Not surprisingly, billionaires hate the Social Security 2100 Act — and the man who wrote it. That’s why they are backing Rep. Larson’s primary challenger, corporate lawyer Luke Bronin. Hidden behind shadowy outside groups, billionaires plan to pour enormous sums into the race.1
Don’t let billionaires block our best chance to expand Social Security. Rush a donation to defend Rep. Larson from billionaire-backed attacks!
These billionaires know that the clock is ticking. The Social Security 2100 Act has support from nearly 90 percent of House Democrats.2 Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has pledged that if Democrats take back the House this November, they will hold a vote on the bill — setting the stage for it to become law the next time there is a Democratic trifecta.
The Social Security 2100 Act would tax the rich in order to:
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Increase benefits across the board for all Social Security beneficiaries, and protect them against inflation
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Additionally increase benefits to boost lower income seniors
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End the 5-month waiting period to receive disability benefits
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Provide caregiver credits to ensure that people (mostly women) are not penalized in retirement for taking time out of the workforce to care for children or other dependents
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Provide the Social Security Administration with resources to improve customer service
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And much more!
Thanks to Rep. Larson’s leadership, we are closer than ever to expanding Social Security. It’s no accident that the Social Security 2100 Act has such widespread support among the entire Democratic caucus, including both progressives and moderates. Rep. Larson made that happen by appealing to his colleagues in person at every opportunity — the type of work many members of Congress leave to their staff.
Rep. Larson is legendary for his tenacity. When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was first elected to Congress, she was shunned by Democratic leadership and many of her Democratic colleagues. Not Rep. Larson. He immediately went to her office and asked for her support for the 2100 Act. In fact, I got a phone call from AOC’s staff, who asked me who the guy patiently waiting in her office with a folder for her explaining Social Security expansion was.
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Rep. Larson works tirelessly to educate every member of the caucus about Social Security expansion. AOC signed on — and recorded a video with Rep. Larson about their mutual support for Social Security.3
Wall Street and its billionaires know that their best shot at stopping Social Security expansion is to take out Rep. Larson. That’s why they are uniting behind corporate lawyer Luke Bronin.
Rep. Larson grew up in a public housing project. He went to state university and then worked as a history teacher. In contrast, Bronin went to a fancy prep school and Yale University. He then worked in corporate law and focused on opportunistically climbing the political ladder.
Bronin was elected Mayor of Hartford in 2015, on a pledge to serve out his full term. Bronin broke that pledge to unsuccessfully run for Governor of Connecticut two years later.4 At the time, the Connecticut Mirror reported that “Even admirers of Bronin, most of whom declined to be quoted by name, said he risked being seen as an opportunist, someone more interested in advancement than completing a difficult job.”
That’s exactly what Wall Street is looking for, and has found in Luke Bronin — someone who wants power for its own sake, and is happy to carry out its preferred agenda. Wall Street wants to deprive Social Security of its greatest champion in the U.S. House, and Bronin is its weapon of choice.
Tellingly, Bronin attacks Rep. Larson for fighting too hard for Social Security. I think that is because Bronin and his Wall Street buddies can’t understand what life is like for the 154,216 residents of Connecticut’s First Congressional district and the 67 million Americans around the country who rely on Social Security to live their lives independently and with dignity.
If you don’t think it’s possible to fight too hard for Social Security, donate to Rep. Larson’s re-election campaign today!
Bronin and his Wall Street buddies can’t understand the fear felt by millions of Americans who don’t know how secure our Social Security is, with billionaires like Elon Musk buying political power to try to demolish the system brick by brick. Trump and Musk have closed offices, broken the phones, and most destructively fired thousands of workers needed to keep the system functioning. Larson has been fighting against that destruction and shined a spotlight on it. Social Security is in the greatest danger in its 90-year history, and it is because of Wall Street and its billionaires.
More than ever, we need Rep. Larson leading the fight to protect and expand Social Security.
Help keep Social Security’s greatest champion in the House! Donate directly to Rep. John Larson’s re-election campaign today and fight Wall Street greed!
In solidarity,
Alex Lawson
Social Security Works PAC
1 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/politics/john-larson-luke-bronin-primary-challenge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4583/cosponsors
3 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=784502821973515
4 https://ctmirror.org/2017/11/24/the-political-temptations-of-an-ambitious-mayor-luke-bronin/
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