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January 16, 2005
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Pelosi: ‘Social Security Administration Should Never be Used to Undermine Social Security’

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on a report in The New York Times this morning that the Bush Administration is using the Social Security Administration to promote his plan to drastically slash benefits:

"Once again, Republicans and the Bush Administration have demonstrated that they will stop at nothing to push their partisan political agenda. The Administration has distributed fake video news reports and paid a conservative journalist to support its education agenda. Now nonpartisan employees of the Social Security Administration are being forced to engage in partisan scare tactics by spreading false information about the future of Social Security to create a crisis and promote the President’s risky plan for private accounts.

"That is wrong -- the Social Security Administration must not be used to undermine Social Security, which is crucial for helping American seniors achieve retirement security. 

"The American people deserve an open and honest debate over the future of Social Security. All they are getting from the Bush Administration is half-truths and misinformation.

"There should be a full investigation into the charges made by employees of the Social Security Administration and any illegal political activities being conducted by the Social Security Administration should immediately cease."



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