Edolphus Towns: “I received a call yesterday from a senior citizen in my district that disturbed me greatly. It tore at my heart to hear…”

“I received a call yesterday from a senior citizen in my district that disturbed me greatly. It tore at my heart to hear the fear in her voice as she begged me to do all that I can to protect senior citizens, and I assured her that I would. She went on to say how hard she worked during her life. She kept her part of the bargain, and now she expects her government to do the same. It really bothers me to hear some people suggest that poor Americans and senior citizens who get checks from the government are freeloaders. Everybody in Congress gets a check from the government. How can they consider themselves as being different? We need to stop, regroup, and think about what we are doing. We need to think about all those people who have played by the rules, and now we want to change the rules in the middle of the game. Mr. Speaker, that is wrong. ____________________”