[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LIES ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight this 
administration's lies to the American people about Social Security.
  On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to protect your hard-
earned Social Security benefits. However, now he has sent trickster 
Elon Musk and his flimflam government agency, DOGE, after the Social 
Security database.
  Michelle King was the deputy commissioner for operations at the 
Social Security Administration for only 28 days before stepping down 
because she refused to grant the fraudsters at DOGE access to the 
Social Security database and all the sensitive personal data it holds 
on everyday Americans. Bravo to Michelle.
  The administration got rid of her and replaced her with Leland Dudek, 
a man who was already under investigation for sharing highly sensitive 
data with the DOGE team.
  While courts across our country step in to try to stop DOGE, its 
destabilization continues at an alarming rate. I am concerned Elon Musk 
wants to privatize Social Security and, through his new computer 
company he just bought, is going to try to be paid by the government to 
manage those accounts.
  DOGE has created serious tech problems, gutted the staff, and 
overwhelmed call centers, creating much confusion in their wake.
  Americans should pay attention to their Social Security. They earned 
these benefits, and nobody else has a right to them.

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