{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-celebrates-81st-anniversary-social-security-being-signed-law", "Rep. Johnson Celebrates 81st Anniversary of Social Security Being Signed into Law", "2016-08-10", "2016", "2016-08", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Hank Johnson", "J000288", "hankjohnson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Vows to Protect Social Security from Republican Efforts to Cut Benefits, and Ensure Social Security Is There for Future Generations\nLITHONIA, GA \u2013 Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) marked the 81st anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security program. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Social Security into law on August 14, 1935. \u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cSocial Security is one of the greatest achievements of the Democratic Party,\u201d Rep. Johnson said. \u201cFor 81 years, Social Security has represented a bedrock promise to the American people \u2013 that a lifetime of hard work will be rewarded with a secure and dignified retirement.\u201d\n\u201cAs we celebrate Social Security\u2019s 81st birthday, we need to remember the real-life impact that America\u2019s most successful program continues to have on millions of Americans each year and ensure that Social Security is there for future generations,\u201d Rep. Johnson added. \u00a0\nSocial Security has been a stable and secure source of income for millions of seniors and families, many of whom desperately need it, over these last eight decades. \u00a0Social Security\u2019s economic impact also goes well beyond the seniors and families receiving benefits \u2013 it also benefits state economies and local businesses all across the country. Nearly 60 million Americans spend $883 billion in Social Security benefits nationwide each year \u2013 supporting businesses with dollars they wouldn\u2019t have without Social Security.\u00a0\nYet, Congressional Republicans continue to promote their callous plans to rob seniors of the economic security they count on by privatizing or partially privatizing Social Security and starving the Social Security Administration of the funding needed to provide quality, timely assistance to Americans. In fact, this year, House Republicans have put forward a plan that would result in closed offices and longer wait times and delays for recipients, including those waiting for disability claims decisions.\u00a0\n\u201cOver the last 81 years, Democrats have protected and strengthened Social Security; and now and in the future, Democrats will always act to preserve Social Security and safeguard the rights of our nation\u2019s seniors,\u201d Rep. Johnson concluded.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-johnson-celebrates-81st-anniversary-social-security-being-signed-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7825749926269054, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}