NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “I appreciate and applaud the remarks of my friend from Maine because it typifies, at long last, we actually had…”

“I appreciate and applaud the remarks of my friend from Maine because it typifies, at long last, we actually had discussion on the bill we are working on this afternoon and the benefits it brings, rather than another convoluted process. So let us focus on the legislation at hand, H.R. 743. This legislation will help thousands, if not millions, of Social Security recipients because it protects Social Security. First and foremost, we strengthen the ability of this government and the Social Security Administration to deny benefits to fugitive felons and probation or parole violators. There are actually felons and fugitives who have depended on Social Security and taken money out of the system. That is wrong. That is going to stop. It deters fraud. It creates new civil monetary penalties for those who would commit fraud against our seniors and against Social Security recipients. It prevents persons from misrepresenting themselves as they provide Social Security-related services.”