[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 161 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H8093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SENIORS PROTECTION ACT

  (Mrs. McCARTHY of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, today we are going to be 
voting on H.R. 5987, the Seniors Protection Act.
  For the second year in a row, our seniors have not received a cost-
of-living increase for Social Security recipients. The Consumer Price 
Index that is used to calculate the cost-of-living increase does not 
take into account what our seniors face on a daily basis. We do need to 
change how the cost-of-living adjustment is calculated and ensure 
accurately that the rising costs that seniors face are addressed. I 
hope that we have an opportunity to address that in the next Congress.
  Today, however, we do have a vote coming up for that, and I hope 
everybody will support it. H.R. 5987 will provide a one-time $250 
payment to seniors in place of the annual cost-of-living adjustment. 
This will help our seniors offset the rising costs that they face.
  Many of us, myself included, introduced legislation in 2009; and 
today I am happy that we have come to a conclusion that we need to do 
this today.
  I know that the President had said that Congress should pass this. I 
am pleased that we are finally taking up this bill today, and I ask all 
of my colleagues for their support.

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