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Pelosi Statement on the 70th Anniversary of Social Security

Date: Aug. 12, 2005
Location: Washington DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net

Friday, August 12, 2005

Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today celebrating the 70th anniversary of Social Security on August 14, 2005:

"For 70 years, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visionary idea - Social Security - has meant dignity and independence for millions of Americans who have relied on its guaranteed benefit during retirement, disability, or the death of a loved one.

"Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble.

"Democrats stand ready to address the challenges facing Social Security's solvency, but this cannot begin until Republicans begin talking about ways to make Social Security stronger, not weaker."

http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/releases/Aug05/ss70.html

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