Pelosi Statement on the 70th Anniversary of Social Security

Pelosi Statement on the 70th Anniversary of Social Security

Friday, August 12, 2005

Contact: Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616

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

â€Å"For 70 years, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s visionary idea â€" Social Security â€" 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.

â€Å"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.

â€Å"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.”