Bill Posey Launches Bill to Keep Social Security Checks Flowing

Joined by fellow Florida Republicans U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller and U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey unveiled a proposal on Tuesday that would ensure Social Security payments are made even if there is no debt ceiling agreement.

Posey took aim at comments from President Barack Obama last week that Social Security checks could be delayed if the debt ceiling is not raised.

The president is essentially saying he could take incoming Social Security payroll taxes and spend them elsewhere, said Posey on Tuesday as he touched on his Social Security Check Guarantee Act. That money belongs to the nations retired seniors who have spent their entire lives working and paying into the system. The federal government is obligated to make these payments and anything short of doing so should be considered theft.

The federal government takes in enough Social Security payroll taxes each month to pay the lions share of Social Security benefits, added Posey.