    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H894]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                              SOCIAL SECURITY CUTS

      (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for
    1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, there were reports last night that the
    Social Security Administration may reduce their staff by more than 50
    percent. This will affect whether seniors receive all the benefits that
    they are entitled to.
      Mr. Speaker, as you know, 10,000 baby boomers every day become
    eligible for Social Security. How could they possibly keep up with that
    demand with a 50 percent reduction in staff?
      In my district, we have been told that the Social Security
    Administration is closing the White Plains hearing office. That will
    mean that people in Westchester and the greater Hudson Valley will have
    to drive longer distances at greater expense to fight for their
    benefits, and this is happening nationwide.
      This all comes in the same week as House Republicans passed their
    budget plan that would cut Medicaid by $880 billion.
      We were told this President would lower costs. Nothing I just
    mentioned lowers costs, and it actually throws people's livelihoods
    into chaos.
      I am committed to making Westchester and Bronx lives less expensive.
      Mr. Speaker, I urge this body to reverse course and do the same.

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