{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/video-stansbury-neguse-larson-johnson-fight-protect-social-security", "VIDEO: Stansbury, Neguse, Larson, Johnson Fight to Protect Social Security", "2025-07-30", "2025", "2025-07", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Melanie A. Stansbury", "S001218", "stansbury.house.gov", "stansbury", "https://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) with Assistant LeaderJoe Neguse (CO-02),Representative John B. Larson (CT-01), and RepresentativeJulie Johnson (TX-32) introduced the Hands Off Our Social Security Act, new legislation to protect the integrity and accessibility of the Social Security Administration (SSA).\n\nEndorsed by Social Security Works, the bill is a direct response cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash SSA staffing, close field offices, and mine beneficiaries\u2019 personal data. It also responds to recent Supreme Court rulings allowing DOGE to expanded access to Social Security information.\n\n\u201cSocial Security is not a luxury\u2014it\u2019s a promise that Americans earn through hard work,\u201d said Rep. Stansbury. \u201cThis bill ensures that promise is kept, by stopping efforts to gut the system, privatize it, or make it harder for people to get help. People who have paid into the system deserve benefits they can count on, privacy that\u2019s respected, and real people to help when they need support. I\u2019ve hosted over 20 town halls this year, and not one constituent has asked for cuts to their earned benefits. This bill restores the level of service Americans could rely on before Trump\u2019s cuts took effect.\u201d\n\n\u201cTo save Social Security, we must continue to use every tool available to push back against Donald Trump\u2019s scheme to gut this vital and hard-earned lifeline for seniors and people with disabilities. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to join Representatives Stansbury, Larson, and Johnson in introducing the Hands Off Our Social Security Act, a bill that stands up for American taxpayers and protects the integrity and accessibility of the Social Security Administration,\u201d said Congressman Joe Neguse.\n\n\u201cThe Trump Administration is trying to dismantle Social Security from within so they can slash and privatize seniors\u2019 hard-earned benefits,\u201d said Rep. Larson. \u201cI am proud to take a stand with Rep. Stansbury and our colleagues today to tell them to take their hands off Social Security. Our bill will block the President and his \u2018DOGE\u2019 from moving forward with their plans to close field offices, undermine customer service at the Social Security Administration, and rummage through your personal records. Democrats are united around protecting Social Security, not cutting it, so the more than 70 million Americans who rely on the benefits they earned can keep up with rising expenses.\u201d\n\nThe Hands Off Our Social Security Act would:\n\nProtect benefits from unauthorized tampering, delays, or changes\n\nBlock privatization of Social Security services or administration\n\nEnforce strict privacy protections for beneficiary data\n\nProhibit SSA staffing cuts without Congressional approval\n\nPrevent field office closures without an impact report and consent from Congress\n\nEnsure communication access, maintaining phone and in-person services as core options\n\nRequire annual GAO audits on staffing, operations, and compliance\n\nMillions of Americans\u2014including seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income individuals \u2014depend on Social Security for stability.\n\nThe bill is designed to protect those individuals from being harmed by executive overreach, underfunding, or political games.\n\nAcross New Mexico, 476,894 residents rely on Social Security benefits, with nearly 35% of beneficiaries in the 1st Congressional District alone.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "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://stansbury.house.gov/media/press-releases/video-stansbury-neguse-larson-johnson-fight-protect-social-security"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9050159715116024, "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"}