The husband paid in in one; the husband and wife paid in in both; and the husband and wife, the widow who paid her whole life, she gets less. Two classes of citizens in America. And nowhere do I know in America can one work one day, contribute $3, and take home $93,000 in their pocketbook that the widow next door who worked her whole life will never, ever see. It is time to close this loophole.
Addressing disparities in Social Security benefits during a floor speech.
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Actually, never make that offer to a sitting Member of Congress. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This has been awfully good work on behalf of the bipartisan Members of Congress on an issue they believe in. But…
I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman).
I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Rice), the Republican leader of the Oversight Subcommittee.
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