Toby Roth: “I want to thank the gentleman from Mississippi for all he is doing for the American veteran. Mr. Speaker, last year more…”

“I want to thank the gentleman from Mississippi for all he is doing for the American veteran. Mr. Speaker, last year more than a quarter of a million drug addicts in America received $1.5 billion in cash payments from the Social Security fund. Much of this money was for addiction treatment, but instead, these cash payments went to satisfy the addicts' drug habits. Hundreds of millions of dollars taken from senior citizens are flowing directly to addicts who are buying heroin, cocaine, and other drugs on the street. These addicts are taking the Social Security System and the American taxpayer for a ride. I am asking you here in Congress to help me right this wrong. It is time to stop this waste, fraud, and abuse in our Social Security System. In my opinion, Social Security should be used for Social Security purposes only. We cannot allow cash to be taken from the Social Security System and given directly to addicts. Our senior citizens and the American people, plus just plain common sense, demands that we take and make this change. As the chairman of the Social Security task force, I ask all the Members of Congress to join me in that endeavor.”