President Trump defends Social Security program achievements amid Democratic criticism, highlighting zero taxes for most seniors and improved customer service
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DonaldTrumpwillissueapresidentialproclamationThursdayhonoringthe90thanniversaryoftheSocialSecurityAct,whichwilltouthisadministration’sachievementsinimprovingtheprogram,includinglegislativeprovisionsthatwillhelpthevastmajorityofseniorspay“zerotax”ontheirsocialsecuritybenefits.
TheSocialSecurityActwassignedintolawbyPresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltin1935,duringtheGreatDepression.ThebillwasaimedatcreatingafederalsafetynettohelpAmericanswithunemployment,illness,disability,deathandold-age.
Thepresident’sThursdayproclamation,obtainedandreviewedinadvancebyFoxNewsDigital,proclaimedtheActas“amonumentallegislativeachievement.”
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“Tothisday,SocialSecurityisrootedinasimplepromise:thosewhogavetheircareerstobuildingourNationwillalwayshavethesupport,stability,an
