[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H2033-H2034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       THREATS TO SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with grave concern about the 
threat that the Trump administration poses to Social Security.
  In February, Elon Musk called the program the biggest Ponzi scheme of 
all time. Then a few weeks later, he referred to Social Security as the 
big one to eliminate
  These are not empty comments. They are real threats. Under this 
administration, we are seeing mass firings at Social Security offices, 
hours-long wait times, delayed checks, websites crashing, and field 
offices closing.

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  My district office in Raleigh, North Carolina, has received panicked 
calls from seniors whose checks didn't arrive on time for the first 
time ever.
  Seniors' benefits are under attack, and Donald Trump is to blame. We 
will not be silent while Trump and his cronies try to slash the 
benefits that our seniors have earned over a lifetime of hard work.

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