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House approves resolution urging Social Security private-account option after heated debate
Summary
The Utah House on Jan. 30 passed HJR 2, a nonbinding petition urging Congress to consider a private-account option for Social Security, after lawmakers debated potential risks to current beneficiaries; the measure passed 51–23 and was sent to the Senate.
The Utah House of Representatives voted 51–23 on Jan. 30 to pass HJR 2, a resolution urging Congress to consider a private-account option for Social Security, after a sustained floor debate that split members along lines of perceived risk to current beneficiaries.
Representative Barry, the resolution’s sponsor, told the House the resolution is a petition to Congress and “reviews all of the reasons why the current Social Security system is not working and therefore it needs to be repaired.” Barry framed the…
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