[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1935

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Social Security benefits make a 
significant contribution to the well-being of many Americans. Today, 
83,545 persons in the Seventh District of Illinois rely upon these 
payments to sustain their monthly living expenses. Fifty-nine percent 
of them are elderly, and 11 percent are children. These persons receive 
an average monthly benefit of $996 a month, with the cost of living for 
rent and utilities in Illinois being $957 per month, equating to 96 
percent of their Social Security income.
  While we celebrate Social Security for the last 75 years for the 
American aged, disabled, and survivor populations and their children, I 
encourage my colleagues to make sure that these funds are sustained 
without further impact on the economic well-being of our most 
challenged populations. Thank you, Social Security.

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