Political Quotes

“Yesterday I, along with Congressmen Herger and Shaw, introduced bipartisan legislation to address the problem of prisoners receiving Social Security and SSI benefits while incarcerated, a violation of public law and a huge waste of taxpayer money. I originally became aware of this issue last month when an inmate in my district who had been convicted of selling drugs in prison bailed himself out of jail with a Social Security check he was still receiving from the Social Security Administration. This legislation will begin to address the primary problem--the reporting of criminals to the Social Security Administration. In a time when we are working tirelessly to eliminate Government waste, to ensure the viability of the Social Security Program, and to provide benefits for those who truly need them, surely we all agree that we don't need to be paying prisoners for their drug habits and bail money. I call on my House colleagues to cosponsor H.R. 2320 and end this flagrant abuse of taxpayer money.”