[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRESS NEEDS TO FIX SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. LARSON of Connecticut asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, clearly, the COVID pandemic 
has struck America extraordinarily hard. Nearly a million Americans 
have died from COVID-19, but it has been especially hurtful to our 
elderly. More than 720,000 of the people who have perished were over 
the age of 65.
  This underscores all the more reason why the United States Congress 
needs to fix Social Security. Congress has not addressed the issue of 
extending Social Security for more than 50 years. It is long overdue 
that the United States Congress live up to its responsibility and make 
sure it enhances the benefits.
  A gallon of milk cost 72 cents in 1971. You-all know what it costs 
today, as well as the price of gas, prescription drugs, and the cost of 
rent, et cetera. Yet, Social Security has not been enhanced in more 
than 50 years.
  Mr. Speaker, this is exactly why the United States Congress needs to 
act. I am proud of the proposal of President Biden and the fact that 
Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust will be brought to the floor.

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