[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 73 (Thursday, May 1, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DISTRICT WORK PERIOD REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, during this past district work 
period, I met with seniors across my district who are worried about 
losing the lifelines they depend on: Social Security, Medicaid, and 
Medicare.
  At one event with our seniors, a Social Security worker told us that 
wait times are exploding. He said that staff are being watched and 
pushed to quit every single day. In some cities, offices are even 
closing.
  These are the people who make sure the checks that our seniors depend 
on go out. Trump and Elon Musk want them to quit.
  The Social Security worker told us he felt that he had failed the 
American people. Let's be clear: He didn't fail us. The Republicans 
did.
  That is why I have been out there raising the alarm. Seniors and 
their families deserve what is coming. Seniors built this country. They 
paid in, showed up, and earned these benefits.
  If Republicans think they can slash these lifelines without a fight, 
they are dead wrong. We put seniors over billionaires.

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