[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 64 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 64

 Expressing the sense of Congress that Social Security benefits should 
                            not be reduced.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2011

   Mr. Ellison (for himself, Mr. Honda, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Jackson of 
  Illinois, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Deutch, Ms. 
 Clarke of New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Sewell, Ms. 
 Schakowsky, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Christensen, 
   Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Rahall) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
                                 Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress that Social Security benefits should 
                            not be reduced.

Whereas Social Security provides essential financial support to 54.8 million 
        people in the United States, including 35.1 million retired workers in 
        the Nation;
Whereas Social Security provides modest benefits averaging $14,000 per year for 
        retired workers, based on contributions paid into Social Security over a 
        worker's lifetime of employment;
Whereas Social Security can pay full benefits through 2035;
Whereas Social Security has no borrowing authority, currently has $2.7 trillion 
        in accumulated assets, and, therefore, does not contribute to the 
        Federal budget deficit; and
Whereas the citizens of the United States deserve thoughtful and fair Social 
        Security reform to protect current and future benefits and to ensure 
        ongoing retirement security for seniors, protections for persons who 
        become disabled, and benefits for the young children and spouses of 
        deceased and disabled workers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that appropriate reform to strengthen 
Social Security's long-term outlook should happen in a bipartisan 
fashion and should ensure that Social Security remains a critical 
source of protection for the people of the United States and their 
families without further increasing the retirement age or otherwise 
decreasing benefits.
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