Floor SpeechNeutral2025-03-27

SENIORS NEED SOCIAL SECURITY

HealthcareSocial Security

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On 2025-03-27, Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4) delivered a floor speech titled "SENIORS NEED SOCIAL SECURITY" in the House. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered Social Security.

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SENIORS NEED SOCIAL SECURITY

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)] [House] [Pages H1317-H1318] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SENIORS NEED SOCIAL SECURITY (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, more than 17 million seniors [[Page H1318]] live on less than $30,000 a year. Yet, Republicans look to weaken or sever lifelines like Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. President Trump announced a plan to fire 12 percent of Social Security employees, close 26 offices, and slash phone services. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently said his family wouldn't complain about missing a Social Security check and that the only people who would are fraudsters. Well, Mr. Lutnick's family might be able to afford to lose a payment or two, but most Americans cannot. This is their money. Americans pay for these programs. These are earned benefits. People are afraid, and rightfully so. They are calling, texting, emailing, and stopping me on the street. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents, seniors, Americans with disabilities, and working families, I have a message for President Trump and his incompetent billionaire buddies: Hell no, our seniors are not the fraudsters. You are. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gill of Texas). Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. ____________________

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SENIORS NEED SOCIAL SECURITY Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)] [House] [Pages H1317-H1318] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SENIORS NEED SOCIAL SECURITY (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, more than 17 million seniors [[Page H1318]] live on less than $30,000 a year. Yet, Republicans look to weaken or sever lifelines like Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. President Trump announced a plan to fire 12 percent of Social Security employees, close 26 offices, and slash phone services. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently said his family wouldn't complain about missing a Social Security check and that the only people who would are fraudsters. Well, Mr. Lutnick's family might be able to afford to lose a payment or two, but most Americans cannot. This is their money. Americans pay for these programs. These are earned benefits. People are afraid, and rightfully so. They are calling, texting, emailing, and stopping me on the street. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents, seniors, Americans with disabilities, and working families, I have a message for President Trump and his incompetent billionaire buddies: Hell no, our seniors are not the fraudsters. You are. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gill of Texas). Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. ____________________