Marcy Kaptur Accuses Trump Administration Of Telling 'Lies' About Its Plans For Social Security

In House floor remarks prior to the Congressional recess, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) slammed President Trump for DOGE's actions on Social Security.

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00:00Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight this administration's lies to the American people

00:11about Social Security. On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to protect your hard-earned

00:17Social Security benefits. However, now he has sent trickster Elon Musk and his flim-flam

00:23government agency, DOGE, after the Social Security database. Michelle King was the deputy commissioner

00:30for operations at the Social Security Administration for only 28 days before stepping down because

00:37she refused to grant the fraudsters at DOGE access to the Social Security database and all

00:43of the sensitive personal data it holds on everyday Americans. Bravo, Michelle! But the administration

00:51got rid of her and replaced her with Leland Dudek, a man who is already under investigation

00:56for sharing highly sensitive data with the DOGE team. While courts across our country step

01:01in to try and stop DOGE, its destabilization continues at an alarming rate. And I'm concerned

01:07Elon Musk wants to privatize Social Security and he, through his new computer company that

01:12he just bought, is going to try to be paid by the government to manage those accounts. DOGE

01:16has created serious tech problems, gutted staff and overwhelmed call centers creating

01:21much confusion in their wake. Pay attention Social Security. Pay attention Americans. You earn

01:26these benefits. Nobody has a right to them but you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back.