In a brief yet impassioned speech outside of the Social Security building at 400 N. Main St., Congressman Jake Auchincloss took aim at Trump administration cuts to Social Security Administration.
President Donald J. Trump’s initiatives to cut administrative costs by closing a list of “non-core” locations of government buildings now includes the regional office on North Main Street where retirees and people with disabilities receive aid, said Auchincloss. Social Security he said, is “the most important program for retirement security for American elders, and the most important anti-poverty program for American children, as well.”
Mayor Paul Coogan thanked Auchincloss for defending residents' access to benefits, saying Auchincloss stepped in to “fight the good fight.”
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