[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H5733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SOCIAL SECURITY IS A SACRED TRUST

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, for 75 years, Social Security has 
lifted millions of seniors and disabled Americans out of poverty. That 
is why I can't believe that Republicans would cut Social Security 
benefits and make it harder for people who worked all their lives to 
get benefits.
  Social Security is a sacred trust. It is a trust between the American 
government and the American people. It is a trust between parents and 
children, between those working and those in retirement. It is the 
greatest example of the beloved community in America.
  We will not allow anyone to cut Social Security. We will hold this 
sacred trust for generations yet to come.

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