[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H8180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    NEED TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. NORCROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I am here to speak about the need to 
protect Social Security.
  Last year, the Republicans passed an expensive tax scam that gave 83 
percent of the benefits to the top 1 percent. This and the new tax scam 
2.0 will add trillions to our deficit.
  Now they are trying to use this massive deficit that they created to 
justify cutting and dismantling Social Security, all while a retirement 
security crisis is looming to wreak havoc on those who are going to 
retire over the next decade.
  One in three Americans have less than $5,000--one in three have less 
than $5,000--saved. Fewer have pensions. For so many families who have 
worked hard, played by the rules, Social Security is all they will 
have. And Republicans, they want to take it away.
  Mr. Speaker, let's build up Social Security, not dismantle it.

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