Seth Magaziner
Representative for Rhode Island · Democratic · United States
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)] [House] [Page H4693] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NO MORE ENDLESS WARS (Mr.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)] [House] [Page H4693] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NO MORE ENDLESS WARS (Mr.”
“President Trump got us into this war for no good reason, with no good plan, and no regard for the pain that it is causing. The American people are tired of endless wars, tired of unnecessary bloodshed, tired of children being bombed in their schools with our tax dollars, and tired of our best and brightest coming home in caskets for a war…”
“President Trump got us into this war for no good reason, with no good plan, and no regard for the pain that it is causing. The American people are tired of endless wars, tired of unnecessary bloodshed, tired of children being bombed in their schools with our tax dollars, and tired of our best and brightest coming home in caskets for a war…”
“How many more children have to watch their parents shot to death by masked men too cowardly to show their faces? When will this madness stop? When he took his position, Secretary Mullin said that his goal was to get the Department off the front page of the news.”
“How many more children have to watch their parents shot to death by masked men too cowardly to show their faces? When will this madness stop? When he took his position, Secretary Mullin said that his goal was to get the Department off the front page of the news.”
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“We grieve for the American servicemembers who have lost their lives in this war and for their families, and we pray that the Members of this Congress can find the courage to stand up and end this unnecessary war. ____________________”
“President Trump got us into this war for no good reason, with no good plan, and no regard for the pain that it is causing. The American people are tired of endless wars, tired of unnecessary bloodshed, tired of children being bombed in their schools with our tax dollars, and tired of our best and brightest coming home in caskets for a war that nobody can explain. It is time to put the adults back in charge. Put experienced negotiators at the table to find an end to this unnecessary war, not the President's relatives and real estate buddies. It is time to elect a new majority here in Congress that takes our responsibility to be a check on the President seriously. We need people here in Congress who have the courage to say ``no'' when the President has a bad idea, especially when it gets people killed.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)] [House] [Page H4693] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NO MORE ENDLESS WARS (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, in recent days, three more American servicemembers have been killed in the Iran war, while another is missing, and 1,600 civilians have been killed--not combatants--with our tax dollars. Here at home, the average price of gasoline is above $4 a gallon again, and we continue to spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money on this unnecessary war that President Trump started. This is money that could have been spent to make people's lives better here at home.”
“We grieve for the American servicemembers who have lost their lives in this war and for their families, and we pray that the Members of this Congress can find the courage to stand up and end this unnecessary war. ____________________”
“President Trump got us into this war for no good reason, with no good plan, and no regard for the pain that it is causing. The American people are tired of endless wars, tired of unnecessary bloodshed, tired of children being bombed in their schools with our tax dollars, and tired of our best and brightest coming home in caskets for a war that nobody can explain. It is time to put the adults back in charge. Put experienced negotiators at the table to find an end to this unnecessary war, not the President's relatives and real estate buddies. It is time to elect a new majority here in Congress that takes our responsibility to be a check on the President seriously. We need people here in Congress who have the courage to say ``no'' when the President has a bad idea, especially when it gets people killed.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)] [House] [Page H4693] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NO MORE ENDLESS WARS (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, in recent days, three more American servicemembers have been killed in the Iran war, while another is missing, and 1,600 civilians have been killed--not combatants--with our tax dollars. Here at home, the average price of gasoline is above $4 a gallon again, and we continue to spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money on this unnecessary war that President Trump started. This is money that could have been spent to make people's lives better here at home.”
“How many more children have to watch their parents shot to death by masked men too cowardly to show their faces? When will this madness stop? When he took his position, Secretary Mullin said that his goal was to get the Department off the front page of the news. Well, you are back on the goddamned front page now with two innocent people gunned down in broad daylight. Nothing has changed. Nothing has changed. It is total chaos. Do you know what? In both of these shootings in Texas and in Maine, none of the agents were wearing their body cameras. Congress gave them tens of millions of dollars for body cameras, and none of them were wearing them. Where is the accountability? Do you want to know why I won't vote to give funding to this lawless, reckless, dangerous agency? Mark my words. We are not going to be silent about what is happening.”
“In Houston last week, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a construction worker who has lived in the United States for 35 years, a husband with three children, no criminal record, was driving to work with the lunch that his wife had packed for him, and his brother riding in the passenger seat, when ICE agents rammed his vehicle and shot him because they thought he was someone else. Yesterday, in Maine, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26 years old, legally authorized to work in the United States--legally authorized--was shot and killed by ICE agents who thought he was somebody else, in front of his wife and his 3-year-old daughter, who screamed and wearing her Bluey pajamas, while she watched her father bleed to death. How many more innocent people have to be killed in broad daylight?”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H4420] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ICE SHOOTINGS (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, in the last week, ICE agents shot and killed two more innocent people in broad daylight. In both cases, the people who they shot and killed weren't even the people who they were looking for. In both cases, they shot and killed people who were on their way to work in front of their families.”
“How many more children have to watch their parents shot to death by masked men too cowardly to show their faces? When will this madness stop? When he took his position, Secretary Mullin said that his goal was to get the Department off the front page of the news. Well, you are back on the goddamned front page now with two innocent people gunned down in broad daylight. Nothing has changed. Nothing has changed. It is total chaos. Do you know what? In both of these shootings in Texas and in Maine, none of the agents were wearing their body cameras. Congress gave them tens of millions of dollars for body cameras, and none of them were wearing them. Where is the accountability? Do you want to know why I won't vote to give funding to this lawless, reckless, dangerous agency? Mark my words. We are not going to be silent about what is happening.”
“In Houston last week, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a construction worker who has lived in the United States for 35 years, a husband with three children, no criminal record, was driving to work with the lunch that his wife had packed for him, and his brother riding in the passenger seat, when ICE agents rammed his vehicle and shot him because they thought he was someone else. Yesterday, in Maine, Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26 years old, legally authorized to work in the United States--legally authorized--was shot and killed by ICE agents who thought he was somebody else, in front of his wife and his 3-year-old daughter, who screamed and wearing her Bluey pajamas, while she watched her father bleed to death. How many more innocent people have to be killed in broad daylight?”
“Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H4420] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ICE SHOOTINGS (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, in the last week, ICE agents shot and killed two more innocent people in broad daylight. In both cases, the people who they shot and killed weren't even the people who they were looking for. In both cases, they shot and killed people who were on their way to work in front of their families.”
“To be clear, Secretary Rubio, Elon Musk, and others in the administration have said that they intend to restore this funding. We need them to do it. We are not asking the administration to change their policy. We are asking them to execute on their stated policy to save lives while also supporting American farmers and workers. This food is from the American people. It is a promise, and we urge the administration to ensure that this promise is kept. ____________________”
“It is 100 percent manufactured in the United States, and then it travels on American trucks to American ships to children around the world who are caught in the middle of humanitarian crises. Plumpy'Nut is a lifesaving necessity for millions of children around the world struggling with malnutrition, and it is from the American people. At Edesia Nutrition, the organization in my district that manufactures Plumpy'Nut, more than 25 million children have been treated by their product. That is American patriotism that we can all take pride in, but this work is at risk. The Trump administration has halted all new orders, stranding shipments and slowing production. That hurts farmers, American workers, and children most of all. This funding must be restored.”
“My thoughts are with Dominick Ruggerio's family on his passing this past week, particularly with his children, Charlie and Amanda, and his four grandchildren, and with all in Rhode Island who had the privilege to know and work with him. Edesia Nutrition Funding Must Be Restored Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the second time to call for funding for global emergency food aid to be restored. Plumpy'Nut is a nutrient-dense paste used to save the lives of millions of children around the world. On every box manufactured at the Edesia Nutrition factory in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, are printed the words: ``From the American people.'' It is not just a slogan. This product is made with peanuts from Georgia, milk from Wisconsin, soy from Iowa, and ingredients from a total of 27 States.”
“President Ruggerio made his career in the labor movement, working with the Laborers' International Union of North America before retiring when he assumed the Office of the President of the Rhode Island Senate. During his tenure in the senate, he championed raising the minimum wage, protecting workers' pensions, and rebuilding infrastructure, among many other causes. When I was State treasurer, I was proud to work alongside him on the 2018 statewide school construction initiative, where we made historic investments in repairing or replacing hundreds of Rhode Island public school buildings. I saw on that occasion and throughout my time in the statehouse that his commitment to the future of our State was unwavering.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)] [House] [Page H1732] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING DOMINICK RUGGERIO (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of a true Rhode Island public servant, State Senate President Dominick Ruggerio. President Ruggerio dedicated his life to making Rhode Island a better place, devoting 40 years to service in the Rhode Island State Senate, culminating in his leadership as senate president. Through it all, he was a tireless advocate for working people, a skilled legislator, and a kind and gracious presence to everyone he met.”
“To be clear, Secretary Rubio, Elon Musk, and others in the administration have said that they intend to restore this funding. We need them to do it. We are not asking the administration to change their policy. We are asking them to execute on their stated policy to save lives while also supporting American farmers and workers. This food is from the American people. It is a promise, and we urge the administration to ensure that this promise is kept. ____________________”
“It is 100 percent manufactured in the United States, and then it travels on American trucks to American ships to children around the world who are caught in the middle of humanitarian crises. Plumpy'Nut is a lifesaving necessity for millions of children around the world struggling with malnutrition, and it is from the American people. At Edesia Nutrition, the organization in my district that manufactures Plumpy'Nut, more than 25 million children have been treated by their product. That is American patriotism that we can all take pride in, but this work is at risk. The Trump administration has halted all new orders, stranding shipments and slowing production. That hurts farmers, American workers, and children most of all. This funding must be restored.”
“My thoughts are with Dominick Ruggerio's family on his passing this past week, particularly with his children, Charlie and Amanda, and his four grandchildren, and with all in Rhode Island who had the privilege to know and work with him. Edesia Nutrition Funding Must Be Restored Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the second time to call for funding for global emergency food aid to be restored. Plumpy'Nut is a nutrient-dense paste used to save the lives of millions of children around the world. On every box manufactured at the Edesia Nutrition factory in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, are printed the words: ``From the American people.'' It is not just a slogan. This product is made with peanuts from Georgia, milk from Wisconsin, soy from Iowa, and ingredients from a total of 27 States.”
“President Ruggerio made his career in the labor movement, working with the Laborers' International Union of North America before retiring when he assumed the Office of the President of the Rhode Island Senate. During his tenure in the senate, he championed raising the minimum wage, protecting workers' pensions, and rebuilding infrastructure, among many other causes. When I was State treasurer, I was proud to work alongside him on the 2018 statewide school construction initiative, where we made historic investments in repairing or replacing hundreds of Rhode Island public school buildings. I saw on that occasion and throughout my time in the statehouse that his commitment to the future of our State was unwavering.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)] [House] [Page H1732] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING DOMINICK RUGGERIO (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of a true Rhode Island public servant, State Senate President Dominick Ruggerio. President Ruggerio dedicated his life to making Rhode Island a better place, devoting 40 years to service in the Rhode Island State Senate, culminating in his leadership as senate president. Through it all, he was a tireless advocate for working people, a skilled legislator, and a kind and gracious presence to everyone he met.”
“I urge the administration and my colleagues to do the right thing. Restore the funding for emergency food aid. Keep America's promise to the world's most vulnerable children. We do not have another day to waste. This is a moment of urgency. That is why starting today, I will take to the floor of the House every single day to call to anybody in this city who will listen, asking to please restore Federal funding for emergency food aid. We do not have the ability to filibuster in the House like they do in the Senate, but I do have the right and the ability to stand in this Chamber every day for at least a couple of minutes to call attention to this urgent issue, and that is exactly what I intend to do until this funding is restored. [[Page H1689]] ____________________”
“USAID's Office of Food for Peace has funded the manufacture and distribution of this food relief to the developing world for decades, but with the closure of USAID, and despite the assurances of Secretary Rubio and other administration officials, no new orders have been submitted for the next fiscal year. As a result, Edesia, the factory in my district, has had to lay off staff, leaving production of Plumpy'Nut slowed nearly to a halt. Shipments meant for starving children have been stranded in warehouses. There are boxes of this stuff sitting in warehouses right now with no place to go. Every hour of missed production means 415 starving children will not get the food they need to survive. {time} 1015 If we allow Edesia and MANA's mission to fail, it will be a moral failure on our part.”
“Edesia Nutrition, based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is one of the two organizations in the United States that manufactures Plumpy'Nut. From their factory in North Kingstown, they produced over 88 million pounds of Plumpy'Nut each year. This work saved more than 25 million lives across 65 countries, including 5 million lives last year. Edesia and another organization, MANA, based in Georgia, have been doing lifesaving work, but this work has been largely halted because the Trump administration has frozen new orders for RUTF, grinding production nearly to a halt. This is despite Secretary Rubio and Elon Musk promising publicly that emergency food aid would be continued. That has not been the case so far, and relief for starving children is now uncertain.”
“Speaker, if you go into a clinic where children are suffering from malnutrition, you won't hear them crying because they don't have the strength. The silence is all you will hear. When it comes to nutrition, the first 1,000 days of a child's life are critical for development for the rest of their lives, but there is a miracle treatment that can save the lives of malnourished children, even in the most remote corners of the world. Ready-to-use therapeutic food, or RUTF, is a nutrient-packed peanut butter paste. RUTF, also known as Plumpy'Nut, delivers the fat, sugar, and protein that children with malnutrition need to survive and grow. It requires no refrigeration, and kids show improvement and are saved within weeks.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)] [House] [Pages H1688-H1689] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EDESIA NUTRITION SAVES MALNOURISHED CHILDREN (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.). Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about a matter of life or death for millions of children around the world. Malnutrition is the leading cause of death for children under 5 globally. When children starve, their bodies break down their own muscles, bones, and organs to survive. Their immune systems collapse, leaving them defenseless to disease. Mr.”
“I urge the administration and my colleagues to do the right thing. Restore the funding for emergency food aid. Keep America's promise to the world's most vulnerable children. We do not have another day to waste. This is a moment of urgency. That is why starting today, I will take to the floor of the House every single day to call to anybody in this city who will listen, asking to please restore Federal funding for emergency food aid. We do not have the ability to filibuster in the House like they do in the Senate, but I do have the right and the ability to stand in this Chamber every day for at least a couple of minutes to call attention to this urgent issue, and that is exactly what I intend to do until this funding is restored. [[Page H1689]] ____________________”
“USAID's Office of Food for Peace has funded the manufacture and distribution of this food relief to the developing world for decades, but with the closure of USAID, and despite the assurances of Secretary Rubio and other administration officials, no new orders have been submitted for the next fiscal year. As a result, Edesia, the factory in my district, has had to lay off staff, leaving production of Plumpy'Nut slowed nearly to a halt. Shipments meant for starving children have been stranded in warehouses. There are boxes of this stuff sitting in warehouses right now with no place to go. Every hour of missed production means 415 starving children will not get the food they need to survive. {time} 1015 If we allow Edesia and MANA's mission to fail, it will be a moral failure on our part.”
“Edesia Nutrition, based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is one of the two organizations in the United States that manufactures Plumpy'Nut. From their factory in North Kingstown, they produced over 88 million pounds of Plumpy'Nut each year. This work saved more than 25 million lives across 65 countries, including 5 million lives last year. Edesia and another organization, MANA, based in Georgia, have been doing lifesaving work, but this work has been largely halted because the Trump administration has frozen new orders for RUTF, grinding production nearly to a halt. This is despite Secretary Rubio and Elon Musk promising publicly that emergency food aid would be continued. That has not been the case so far, and relief for starving children is now uncertain.”
“Speaker, if you go into a clinic where children are suffering from malnutrition, you won't hear them crying because they don't have the strength. The silence is all you will hear. When it comes to nutrition, the first 1,000 days of a child's life are critical for development for the rest of their lives, but there is a miracle treatment that can save the lives of malnourished children, even in the most remote corners of the world. Ready-to-use therapeutic food, or RUTF, is a nutrient-packed peanut butter paste. RUTF, also known as Plumpy'Nut, delivers the fat, sugar, and protein that children with malnutrition need to survive and grow. It requires no refrigeration, and kids show improvement and are saved within weeks.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)] [House] [Pages H1688-H1689] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] EDESIA NUTRITION SAVES MALNOURISHED CHILDREN (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.). Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about a matter of life or death for millions of children around the world. Malnutrition is the leading cause of death for children under 5 globally. When children starve, their bodies break down their own muscles, bones, and organs to survive. Their immune systems collapse, leaving them defenseless to disease. Mr.”
“Mr. Speaker, the majority could cut literally every program under the Committee on Energy and Commerce except for Medicare and Medicaid and only get to $200 billion. Where does the other $600 billion-plus come from? It can only come from kicking people off of their health insurance so that Elon Musk and the billionaires can get another tax cut that they don't need. It is unconscionable. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''”
“Why are Republicans even bothering to show up if my Republican colleagues are just going to give all of our constitutional authority to the executive to levy these taxes on middle-class Americans who can't afford it? I will say why Republicans are still showing up. As Mr. McGovern said, this rule also includes the next step in a budget plan that would cut taxes for billionaires at the same time that it cuts healthcare for working people. The math doesn't lie. This budget plan requires $880 billion of cuts under the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”
“Even after today's so- called pause, which is not a pause because it is still a 10 percent tax--the S&P is down 10 percent since Trump took office, and trillions of dollars of people's retirement savings are wiped out. Mr. Speaker, what are our Republican colleagues doing to respond to this insanity? The majority is trying to pass a rule that says that Congress cannot overturn these tariffs even though the Constitution gives Congress and not the President the sole authority to levy tariffs. Why are my Republican colleagues even bothering to show up to work? My colleagues on the other side of the aisle are just giving the executive branch all of the powers that the Constitution had originally given to the Congress.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, Donald Trump's tariffs are the biggest tax increase on the middle class in this country in generations. Even with today's so- called pause announcement, he is still putting a 10 percent tax on food, on energy, and on essentials that Americans need, while keeping up with the high cost of living. The number one thing that I hear in my district and that I know everybody hears in their districts is the cost of living is too high. Why in the world is this President increasing the cost of living for millions of middle-class Americans? At the same time, the stock market has tanked.”
“Caregiving back home in my district and across the country deserves support and deserves respect, and I am calling on my colleagues to join me in helping those who give so much. ____________________”
“In spite of the important role that family caregivers play, they too often go overlooked. That is why I am working with a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce legislation to make the lives and work of caregivers a little easier. Together, we are introducing bills to expand access to tax-free savings accounts to cover the costs of medical expenses, to improve communication between Medicare and caregivers to streamline the benefits process, and to create a new $5,000 tax credit to help offset the costs of family caregiving. Just a few weeks ago, I joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues to introduce the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act to eliminate red tape for caregivers.”
“During their 100 years, they have been known for excellence in disrupting organized crime, responding to emergencies, solving complex financial and cybercrimes, and keeping the roads safe and traffic moving. They also have a history of lending a hand to other States in their times of need, including in Massachusetts after the Boston Marathon bombing. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Rhode Island State Police for a century of service. They have our gratitude and our support. Support for Caregivers Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, every day in this country, millions of people wake up and serve as caregivers for a parent, spouse, or a sibling who is aging, sick, or disabled. Let's be clear that this is work. It may not come with a title or a W-2. Yet, for those family members who need a little extra help, it means the world.”
“{time} 1045 Recognizing Rhode Island State Police's Centennial Anniversary Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a century of service from the Rhode Island State Police. For 100 years, the men and women of the Rhode Island State Police have answered the call through hurricanes and blizzards, working on the highways, in cyberspace, and undercover, always committed to keeping Rhode Islanders safe. Established in 1925, the Rhode Island State Police was a new type of police force. They were tasked with reaching and serving the areas that were often underserved by the local police. In the 1930s, the Rhode Island State Police established their headquarters in North Scituate, where they remain to this day.”
“Last month alone, the Social Security website crashed four times in 10 days for hours, in one case for almost an entire day, locking retirees out of their accounts. People who try to call the Social Security offices are on hold for hours because all the staff in the offices have been fired. Now, they are threatening to shut down the phone lines altogether and close offices all across the country. These aren't glitches. These are deliberate choices for no good reason. This is a violation of the sacred promise of Social Security, and I am urging this body and Members on both sides of the aisle to listen to your constituents and stand up for the working people of your districts who have paid into Social Security. This is their benefit that they have earned. Tell Elon Musk to get his hands off of the Social Security Administration.”
“Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 63 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)] [House] [Pages H1469-H1470] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY (Mr. Magaziner of Rhode Island was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the more than 120,000 people in my district who count on Social Security, a sacred promise earned through decades of hard work. [[Page H1470]] Social Security is the bedrock of retirement for the middle class. It means dignity after a lifetime of work. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are firing the staff that run the Social Security office, all to find more money to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, and the impact has been devastating.”