Political Quotes

On the recordApril 8, 2019
No question about it. We were just at a senior center in Elmwood on Friday and had the same experience. I think, really, people find it annoying when this is called an entitlement, especially when they know they have worked all of their lives for this. They only had to look at their pay stub to know that they had made these contributions. To say that this is an entitlement, when you look at the investment that you have made over a lifetime, nothing could be further from the truth, and that is why it is so important that we get the Social Security 2100 Act passed into law. {time} 2030
Said by
John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 8, 2019

Share

More from John Larson

Jun 30, 2026

I'm against antisemitism, if that's your question.

foxnews.com
Jul 23, 2025

Over 70 million of our fellow Americans rely on Social Security, and Social Security, throughout its history, has never missed a payment. Today, it is even more crucial as 10,000 baby boomers a day become eligible for Social Security, and…

govinfo.gov
Jul 23, 2025

the eagle will keep flying because they have the most dependable workforce and build the most dependable engines ever assembled in the world. I am proud to have been born and raised in East Hartford, the home and the start of Pratt &…

govinfo.gov
Dec 17, 2025

I thank Mr. Neal for the time. Mr. Speaker, a constituent in my district in Middletown is going to be paying more for health insurance than he does for his mortgage. Let's cut right to the chase. This is about a vote for the American…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation