[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            SOCIAL SECURITY

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, a new report shows Social 
Security is a lot worse off than predicted. It's time for Congress to 
find real solutions to the Nation's ailing retirement safety net. The 
trustees' report predicts an even gloomier forecast than last year due 
to the economic downturn and the beginning retirement wave of the baby 
boomer generation.
  The President and Majority Leader Hoyer have rightly called for 
action to bolster Social Security's future. Congress must respond now 
by finding a solution.
  As the lead Republican tasked with handling Social Security, I stand 
ready and willing to join Democrats and Republicans to get the job done 
now. The longer we delay, the more drastic Social Security's 
adjustments will be, the greater the burden will be on future 
generations, and the more detrimental the impact on our national 
economy.
  Americans want, need, and deserve a Social Security system that 
works.

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