Submitted by United States Representative Clay Higgins of the 3rd District in Louisiana.
WASHINGTON (December 6, 2024) – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement today, urging the U.S. Senate to hold a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act.
“62 Senators, including Chuck Schumer, cosponsored the Social Security Fairness Act. The House of Representatives has passed the Social Security Fairness Act, and it is being blocked in the Senate. We, the People, demand a clean vote on the Senate floor, yet these Senators who cosponsored SSFA are not demanding a vote. Senate rules allow 60 Senators to force a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, and 62 have cosponsored the Social Security Fairness Act. America, call them, write them, demand their compliance. Make these Senators honor their own signature. A clean vote, yes or no, that’s all we ask for.”
Congressman Higgins has advocated for this legislation for seven years. In September, Congressman Higgins became the eighth signature on the discharge petition that forced a vote on the House floor. The House passed H.R. 82 on November 12, 2024, and the bill remains on hold in the Senate waiting for a vote.
Watch Congressman Higgins discuss the importance of H.R. 82 here.
Watch Congressman Higgins advocate for the bill in a House Ways and Means field hearing here.
