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Expanding Social Security

Floor Speech

By: Val Hoyle
By: Val Hoyle
Date: May 7, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. HOYLE of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, my district has more Social Security recipients than 87 percent of the congressional districts nationwide. Back home I heard a clear, urgent message from seniors. They are scared because Social Security and Medicaid are not luxuries. They are lifelines.

They are earned benefits, not handouts, and now they are at great risk because DOGE-led staff cuts are making it impossible to get through and are breaking the agency.

I introduced the Social Security Expansion Act with Representative Schakowsky, Senator Sanders, and Senator Warren because we believe in protecting the promise of Social Security is our duty.

Our bill would increase benefits by over $2,400 a year and extend the life of the program by 75 years, all without costing 91 percent of Americans one cent more.

We owe that to the seniors who built this country and to future generations who deserve the same dignity in retirement.

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