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Senator introduces 'Safe Social Security Act,' backs temporary extensions
Summary
At a telephone town hall, a senator said they had introduced the "Safe Social Security Act," expressed support for a two- or three-year extension of related provisions (saying a permanent extension would be preferable), and told nearly 17,000 callers how to submit follow-up questions to staff via a provided webpage.
A senator opened a telephone town hall, told callers they had introduced new legislation and said they supported temporary extensions of current Social Security-related provisions.
The senator said the new proposal is called the "Safe Social Security Act." "Today I introduced my um legislation um with a bunch of other members um called the Safe Social Security Act," the senator said, and added that while they would prefer a permanent extension, "I'm fine with a two-year extension. I'd rather have a three-year extent. I'd rather have a permanent extension, but anything that provides relief to people, I'm for it." The remarks framed the bill as part of ongoing efforts to provide relief to constituents.
The town hall included large participation: the senator said there were "almost 17,000 total people on this call." They encouraged residents who did not get their questions answered to submit them by email and directed listeners to a staff contact webpage given verbally in the call as "shots.ssonate.gov" (the URL was also spoken during the call as "Shots.sate.gov"). The senator said submissions "actually goes to a human being who reads the thing and then sends it to the relevant staffer who works on that uh uh in that area," calling the office "here to serve you."
The senator opened and closed the call with greetings to listeners across neighborhoods and ended the excerpt with seasonal wishes. The senator did not state in the excerpt when the Safe Social Security Act would be formally introduced in committee or include bill text details; follow-up materials and staff contacts were offered for constituents seeking more information.
The town-hall excerpt concluded with holiday greetings.
