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Standing Up for Social Security Recipients

Floor Speech

Date: April 28, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand up for my constituents who rely on Social Security and Medicare.

Nearly 1 million Oregonians collect Social Security, and almost 20 percent of the State's population receives Medicare. These critical programs are under attack, and Americans are scared.

I spent the last 2 weeks talking with people in my district, and I have heard their concerns. Seniors are facing unprecedented delays in getting benefits they rely on, and it makes it hard for them to pay their expenses. They don't know if this administration is going to pull the rug out from underneath them and leave them without the benefits they have earned.

These benefits are not a Ponzi scheme. These benefits are not government handouts. They are earned benefits for American citizens.

Mr. Speaker, it is time to stand up for Americans and protect these programs with our lives and our votes.

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