Lloyd Doggett said "It is my belief that Social Security is one of the best programs that ever came out of this House of Representatives and this Congress and this Nation. If we reflect back on the history of this program to a time in this very chamber in the 1930s, a time when most of our seniors were left in poverty, left often in disgrace to live destitute in their final years in this country after having built it into the great country that it is, and we reflect back on that time and compare it to the standard of living available to most seniors in this country today, it is a remarkable development. Over the course of some 60-plus years, thanks to the leadership of the great Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a Democratic Congress, we have a Social Security System that really is something that all of us can be very thankful for." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 2, 1999

It is my belief that Social Security is one of the best programs that ever came out of this House of Representatives and this Congress and this Nation. If we reflect back on the history of this program to a time in this very chamber in the 1930s, a time when most of our seniors were left in poverty, left often in disgrace to live destitute in their final years in this country after having built it into the great country that it is, and we reflect back on that time and compare it to the standard of living available to most seniors in this country today, it is a remarkable development. Over the course of some 60-plus years, thanks to the leadership of the great Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a Democratic Congress, we have a Social Security System that really is something that all of us can be very thankful for.

Said by

Lloyd Doggett

Democratic · Texas

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of Social Security and its historical impact on seniors.

Share on X Share on Facebook Email this quote