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Montana committee hears broad support for resolution urging Congress to protect Social Security
Summary
House Joint Resolution 21, introduced by Rep. Connie Keogh, drew a lengthy set of proponents who said Social Security is central to Montana households and rural economies; no formal committee vote was recorded in the hearing.
Representative Connie Keogh, sponsor of House Joint Resolution 21, told the Montana House Business and Labor Committee the measure asks Congress and the federal executive branch to "secure and strengthen Social Security and the Social Security trust fund." The hearing drew more than a dozen in-person proponents and several online witnesses who described Social Security as essential to seniors, people with disabilities and survivors.
Keogh (D-Missoula), who represents House District 92, opened with data from the resolution text, saying 258,613 retirees received Social Security benefits in 2023 and that Social Security lifted nearly 66,000 Montanans…
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