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Montana lawmakers hear broad support for resolution urging Congress to protect Social Security
Summary
A House Joint Resolution backing federal action to secure Social Security drew dozens of proponents who detailed the program’s role for more than 250,000 Montanans and urged the committee to recommend passage; no committee vote was recorded at the hearing.
Representative Connie Keogh, the sponsor, opened the hearing on House Joint Resolution 21, asking the committee to send a message to Congress to "secure and strengthen Social Security and the Social Security Trust Fund." Keogh described HJ 21 as a joint resolution "requesting the federal Congress and federal executive branch to secure and strengthen Social Security and the Social Security Trust Fund."
Why it matters: Proponents told the committee that Social Security is a primary source of income and poverty prevention for tens of thousands of Montanans and contributes billions to the state…
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