Toby Roth: “I support today's bill to reform our Social Security System. Under this bill, Social Security will become a separate…”

“I support today's bill to reform our Social Security System. Under this bill, Social Security will become a separate agency, walled off from political mischief, to protect the hard-earned benefits of Social Security recipients. We will also impose some tough restrictions on drug addicts and alcoholics who abuse their benefits. Today's bill, while it does not go as far as I would like it to, it will at least go in the right direction. I urge the Members of Congress to pass these reforms to protect our Social Security recipients' benefits and to guarantee Americans a secure retirement. Social Security is a trust between the American people and their Government. In recent years, that trust has eroded. First, senior citizens are justifiably upset that political and budget battles have put their hard-earned Social Security benefits many times in jeopardy. The American people are outraged that drug addicts and alcoholics are spending their supplemental security income and Social Security disability insurance benefits on drugs and alcohol.”