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Column: Despite SSA Announcement, Relief is Still in Order
Oct 16, 2009
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Despite SSA Announcement, Relief is Still in Order
Recently, the Social Security Administration (SSA) officially announced
that there would be no cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) in 2010. While
the Congressional Budget Office and SSA have projected this for some
time, the announ...
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Despite SSA Announcement, Relief is Still in Order
Oct 15, 2009
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Washington D.C. – Today, the Social Security Administration (SSA) officially announced that there will be no Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2010. Upon hearing the news, U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) made the following statement:
“Americans are feeling the crunch...
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Brown-Waite Stands Up for Seniors & Veterans
Oct 2, 2009
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Washington D.C. – This week, U.S. Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) introduced H.R. 3691; The Seniors and Veterans Economic Stimulus (SAVES) Act of 2009.
If passed, this bill would use unobligated funds from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to provide Social Secu...
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CBO Indicates Social Security Will be Insolvent Much Earlier than Expected
Sep 8, 2009
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Washington D.C. – Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) released the following statement today after the Congressional Budget Office released updated budget projections which indicate that the Social Security trust fund will exceed its income almost seven years earlier than expected:
The report...
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Senior Stimulus Funds on the Way
Apr 29, 2009
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Earlier this year, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, otherwise known as the $787 billion “stimulus” bill, became law. Among its provisions are one-time payments to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries. Nearly 55 million people who receive Social Secu...
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CURB THE SPENDING RACE
Mar 13, 2009
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Currently, we are experiencing an economic crisis that some say comes once in a lifetime, but I have been inspired by the resilience of the American people. Each day they are making tough sacrifices to help weather this economic storm. Families are tightening their budgets and small businesses are ...
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MASSIVE SPENDING BILL CUTS MEDICARE TRUST FUND, PUTTING FLORIDA SENIORS AT RISK
Feb 13, 2009
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U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) today voted in opposition to the massive spending bill crafted behind closed doors by Democrat Party leadership. This trillion dollar legislation is the largest single spending bill ever considered by Congress and will cost each American family approxim...
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SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSIONER VISITS FL-05 AND SEES FIRSTHAND THE CHALLENGES FACING FLORIDA
Feb 13, 2009
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As a new member of the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, ensuring the retirement security of my constituents is one of my top priorities in Congress. As such, I invited the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Michael Astrue, to tour the 5th Congressional District, visit s...
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REP. BROWN-WAITE APPOINTED TO WAYS AND MEANS HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEES
Jan 9, 2009
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U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) today announced that she was selected to serve on her top subcommittee choices on the House Ways and Means Committee; Health and Social Security. These assignments place Rep. Brown-Waite at the center of the decision making process for comprehensive hea...
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REP. BROWN-WAITE NAMED TO HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Jan 7, 2009
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U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (FL-05) today announced that she has been named to the House Ways and Means Committee for the 111th Congress. A former Chairman of the Health Committee in the Florida Senate, Rep. Brown-Waite has spent much of her legislative career immersed in the issues under...
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