[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H1670-H1671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               STANDING UP FOR SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS

  (Ms. BYNUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand up for my constituents 
who rely on Social Security and Medicare.
  Nearly 1 million Oregonians collect Social Security, and almost 20 
percent of the State's population receives Medicare. These critical 
programs are under attack, and Americans are scared.
  I spent the last 2 weeks talking with people in my district, and I 
have heard their concerns. Seniors are facing unprecedented delays in 
getting benefits they rely on, and it makes it hard for them to pay 
their expenses. They don't know if this administration is going to pull 
the rug out from underneath them and leave them without the benefits 
they have earned.

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  These benefits are not a Ponzi scheme. These benefits are not 
government handouts. They are earned benefits for American citizens.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to stand up for Americans and protect these 
programs with our lives and our votes.

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