{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-rubio-and-hill-introduce-legislation-to-save-social-security-disability-insurance-from-bankruptcy", "Cotton, Rubio, and Hill Introduce Legislation to Save Social Security Disability Insurance from Bankruptcy", "2019-06-28", "2019", "2019-06", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Contact Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353\n\nWashington, D.C. - Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Return to Work Act of 2019, legislation that will save Social Security Disability Insurance from bankruptcy. This bill would help Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries who can recover return to work, while also preserving the program's long-term sustainability for the permanently disabled. Congressman French Hill (R-Arkansas) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.\n\n\"We shouldn't resign people with treatable conditions to a lifetime of sitting on the sidelines. If they can get back to work, then by all means we should help them,\" said Cotton. \"That's why we've got to fix this program so it takes into account people's different capabilities. This will not only save the program, which is dangerously close to going bankrupt; It will save our aid for the people who need it most.\"\n\n\"Social Security Disability Insurance is supposed to be a safety net for people who need it the most,\" said Rubio. \"However, rampant abuse, lax enforcement and insufficient accountability have enabled this program to grow unchecked, and has actually prevented many people from going back to work. The health of our national economy and strength of our communities depend on able-bodied Americans earning paychecks. This legislation represents a long overdue reform that takes care of working Americans and saves our social safety net for the truly disabled.\"\n\n\"For too long, the success of well-intentioned federal programs has been determined by the growth of their funding and not by real-world outcomes,\" said Hill. \"After more than 60 years of existence, the SSDI program has morphed into a black hole of abuse and unaccountability that hurts disabled Americans and taxpayers. To ensure that SSDI supports those who need it most and promotes work for those willing and able, SSDI reforms are desperately needed. I'm proud to work with Senator Cotton on this commonsense bill to ensure the responsible stewardship of program funds and strengthen a valuable safety net for disabled Americans.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:29:15Z"]], "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://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-rubio-and-hill-introduce-legislation-to-save-social-security-disability-insurance-from-bankruptcy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8062310516834259, "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"}