Kevin Brady: “there is a great deal of misinformation being spoken today. This has nothing to do with our soldiers overseas, because…”

“there is a great deal of misinformation being spoken today. This has nothing to do with our soldiers overseas, because they do not have a loophole; or our firefighters or police officers, because they do not have a loophole. This does have a lot to do with the widows in America who do not have a loophole and are losing $450 million of their Social Security because one group has a loophole that no one else in America has. Let us look at the average family in Texas because we have heard a lot of these examples. This is where the husband has made $1,000 a year as his retirement and the wife's retirement is $700. When he passes away, what happens? For almost everyone in America where both people work in Social Security, that benefit is $1,000. For other families that work and have a government pension, like our firefighters and policeman, or Federal workers, for example, who paid into their own private plan, they keep more, $1,233. They get more than most families in America. But look at our Texas teacher. Because we have a loophole where they can go to work 1 day in Social Security and contribute $3 and collect over $100,000 more, they pull down $1,700 a month for widow's benefits that no one else in America can achieve. Not other teachers in other States, not the elderly in other States, no one in America.”