On the recordDecember 8, 2010
It is great news that we gave an opportunity to young people today by passing the DREAM Act, but shame on us that we did not pass the Seniors Protection Act of 2010. Democrats rallied to make a commitment to the Nation's seniors for a $250 refund as they listened to the horrible pronouncement that they would not get a cost-of-living increase. We owe them. We owe them because of the hard work that they have contributed over the decades to build this Nation. They have provided us with years and years of work, of investment and production and of part of the manufacturing history of this country. How can we leave this session and not provide our seniors with relief? So I call upon my colleagues to rally together for what is right for those seniors, who have carried the flag, who have fought in our wars, who have nurtured the sick, who have raised our children, and who have invested in America. It is time to pass the Seniors Protection Act of 2010. We should not leave this Congress and not finish this year without passing this relief for the seniors of America--patriots, deserving--all of them.
