Transcript: SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION EFFORT:JERRY WELLER

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Congressional Testimony
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April 11, 2000
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressman Jerry Weller Testimony for the Record Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Efforts to Inform the Public about Social Security

April 11, 2000

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to testify today.

Mr. Chairman, first let me commend you and Chairman Archer for your leadership on Social Security. Your leadership ensured passage of legislation which stopped the raid on Social Security and ended the unfair Senior Earnings Penalty. The good news about Social Security is our efforts are paying off. The Congress stopped the 30 year raid of the Social Security Trust Fund last year and we will not return to the days of ...

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