Washington, DC-(Tuesday, August 14, 2012) – Congresswoman Johnson releases the following statement in honor of the 77^th Anniversary of Social Security:

“On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Social Security into law to provide seniors financial security after a lifetime of hard work.  With the enactment of this law, our Nation made a promise to guarantee the retirement security of American seniors.

Prior to Social Security, nearly half of our seniors lived in poverty and now less than 10 percent are impoverished.  Today, Social Security allows nearly 55 million seniors, Americans with disabilities, andwidowers and their children the opportunity to live in financial security.

It is extremely disturbing to know that Republicans are working hard to halt these benefits for seniors, privatizing Social Security, and limiting economic stability. I will continue working with my Democratic colleagues to fight for the financial security of our Nation’s seniors and all Americans.”

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.