[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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   RECOGNIZING THE HARDWORKING STAFF OF GEORGIA'S 12TH CONGRESSIONAL 
                                DISTRICT

  (Mr. BARROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, we all know that many senior citizens in our 
country have trouble getting the Social Security and Medicare benefits 
they've paid for throughout their working life, and many veterans have 
trouble receiving the benefits they've earned through their service and 
sacrifice in protecting our country. However, because of the hard work 
of my district staff, folks in my district recovered over $3.5 million 
in benefits that they were entitled to but were not getting from the 
Federal Government in just the last year alone.
  This shines a light on a big problem with our Federal Government. Our 
constituents shouldn't have to appeal to their Congressman to get the 
benefits they're entitled to. We need to work together to make the 
Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
work better so that none of our constituents will have to get their 
Congressman to help them get their benefits.
  Until we get to that point, I'm proud that I have a talented and 
hardworking staff who may report to me but who work for the people of 
Georgia's 12th District.

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