Boyle Statement on the 90th Anniversary of Social Security

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement marking the 90th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act:

“For 90 years, Social Security has been one of America’s greatest accomplishments, guaranteeing working people the dignity of a secure retirement and keeping millions out of poverty. Despite Social Security’s success, Republicans — including President Trump and his billionaire Treasury Secretary — are scheming to privatize it, and their Big Ugly Law has already pushed the program closer to insolvency.

My Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would require millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share so we can protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare for all generations. I’ll keep fighting for my bill’s passage — and I’ll fight like hell to make sure bedrock programs like Social Security are never dismantled.”

Background:

Congressman Boyle has introduced the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, legislation that would protect Social Security for all generations by making the nation's highest earners contribute their fair share.

The independent actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration have confirmed Boyle’s legislation will extend solvency indefinitely.

To read more about Congressman Boyle’s Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act, click here.

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